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If the parents that I nanny for want to claim my pay as childcare, do I file a 1099 as other income?

 
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If the parents that I nanny for want to claim my pay as childcare, do I file a 1099 as other income?

If they gave you a 1099-Misc then you will enter this as income from Self-Employment.

If they did not give you a 1099, then you will just use your records of what they paid you to enter it as Self-Employment Income. 

To enter Income from Self-Employment do the following:

  1. Click Federal
  2. Income and Expenses
  3. Scroll down click Show More next to Self-Employment
  4. Click Start next to Income and Expenses
  5. Walk through the questions and TurboTax will guide you through entering your income from working as a Nanny
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If the parents that I nanny for want to claim my pay as childcare, do I file a 1099 as other income?

If they gave you a 1099-Misc then you will enter this as income from Self-Employment.

If they did not give you a 1099, then you will just use your records of what they paid you to enter it as Self-Employment Income. 

To enter Income from Self-Employment do the following:

  1. Click Federal
  2. Income and Expenses
  3. Scroll down click Show More next to Self-Employment
  4. Click Start next to Income and Expenses
  5. Walk through the questions and TurboTax will guide you through entering your income from working as a Nanny
**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

If the parents that I nanny for want to claim my pay as childcare, do I file a 1099 as other income?

Thank you very much! They did not provide me with one so I will file without!
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