I was planning on claiming childcare, but my babysitter doesn’t claim income would me still claiming her using her ssn affect her in any way? I don’t want her in trouble

rwoods1996 · ‎June 6, 2019

I just want to know if it will get her in trouble.

MinhT · ‎June 6, 2019

If you claim the child care credit, you have to provide the babysitter's name, address and SSN.

Babysitting income is considered as self-employment income by the IRS.

Your babysitter needs to report this income as self-employment income if it is over $400.

If she does not report it, she might receive a letter from the IRS asking why the income was not reported.

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SweetieJean · ‎June 6, 2019

She must report the income, even if you do not claim it yourself.

rwoods1996 · ‎June 6, 2019

But my question was if she didn’t and I do, that would affect her? Yes? We pay her $125 a week.

MinhT · ‎June 6, 2019

If you claim the child care credit, you have to provide the babysitter's name, address and SSN.

Babysitting income is considered as self-employment income by the IRS.

Your babysitter needs to report this income as self-employment income if it is over $400.

If she does not report it, she might receive a letter from the IRS asking why the income was not reported.

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