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posted Dec 28, 2020 9:09:35 AM

I would like to pay my mother for babysitting my kids. I know I need to give her w 2 not 1099. need to pay for her health insurance since she is considered as my employee

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Level 15
Dec 28, 2020 9:41:01 AM

See IRS Pub 926 on household employees.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p926.pdf

 

For most cases the household wage reporting limit and W-2 requirement does not apply if the employee is a parent (page 6).