How to file taxes for au pairs

[L2santos]

My wife is an au pair and last year she paid 10% but when I enter her info on TurboTax it’s asking for 20%, we are filing together this year so how do i fill out taxes for her as an au pair correctly?

[DaveF1006]

It depends. You may be filing the wrong tax return if you or your wife  are exchange visitors for the year. If you are considered a nonresident of the US, you should file a 1040-NR which TurboTax does not support.  If you need to prepare a 1040-NR, you can use Sprintax which is a partner of TurboTax.

This may be the reason for the discrepancy in the tax payment amount.