IHSS W-2 with amount in box 1

Not sure if this question has already been answered, but I did not see it in the past conversations. My IHSS W-2 box 1 has an amount, only because I did not fill out the live in provider form till late Nov 2024 (I have always lived with my recipient). The wages in box 12a II are low (Nov/Dec paychecks). My question is, do I have to include box 1 wages, because when I do it shows as if I owe. I hope my question makes sense, thank you.

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Feb 26, 2025 10:13:58 PM

Enter the W2 as it is presented on the tax document
Go to the “Other Income” area on the 1040
Enter “IHSS INCOME – NON TAXABLE – NOTICE 2014-7” as the description of the “Other Income”
Put the amount reported in Box 1 of the W2 adjacent to this description as a negative figure
The 1040 should now show the income reduced to zero.

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IHSS W-2 with amount in box 1