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I paid our babysitter less than $2000 cash in 2017. Does that mean I do not have to submit a W-2?
Do I have to pay any taxes on what I paid her? Again, it was less than $2000.
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Yes. If you pay a "household employee", such as a baby sitter, less than $2000, you are exempt from the "nanny tax". You do not have to pay any tax or file schedule H.
The baby sitter is also exempt from FICA (social security and medicare) tax, but not income tax.
Yes. If you pay a "household employee", such as a baby sitter, less than $2000, you are exempt from the "nanny tax". You do not have to pay any tax or file schedule H.
The baby sitter is also exempt from FICA (social security and medicare) tax, but not income tax.
No, you will not be required to issue your babysitter a W-2.
You must provide a Form W-2 if one of these is true:
If you meet one of those rules, you must issue a W2 regardless of the age of the babysitter.
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