{"id":6329,"date":"2016-01-06T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=6329"},"modified":"2020-05-01T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:03:54","slug":"w-2s-for-household-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/w-2s-for-household-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"W-2s for Household Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6331 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/images5.jpg\" alt=\"w-2s for household employees\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/>It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; tax season! Many household employers may have questions regarding W-2s for household employees. Please see the answers below to some of the most commonly asked questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Does my nanny receive a 1099 form?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0No.\u00a0Household employees, in most cases, are not independent contractors.\u00a0They receive W-2 forms.\u00a0View\u00a0<a title=\"Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Classifying Your Nanny\" href=\"\/household\/employee-vs-independent-contractor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more information<\/a>\u00a0on this topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What is the deadline for giving the W-2 to my nanny?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0The W-2 form needs to be postmarked by February 1st, 2016.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: I paid my nanny directly for the first 4 months of the year.\u00a0Are those wages included on the W-2?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.\u00a0You should include all wages (on your own or with the assistance of GTM or other payroll provider) on one W-2 and not more than one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: My nanny was paid a net amount.\u00a0Why are the wages on the W-2 higher than what I paid her?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0The W-2 form reports\u00a0<strong>Gross wages<\/strong>\u00a0paid to an employee, not net.\u00a0Even if you negotiated and agreed upon paying a net wage, your employee\u2019s Social Security, Medicare, and possibly Federal and State income taxes are added on top of the net in order to calculate the Gross wages that are reported as their income. Read more about <a title=\"Gross or Net Wages for Nannies\" href=\"\/household\/gross-or-net-wages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gross vs. Net calculations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: When do I have to file the W-2 and W-3 with the Social Security administration?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong>If you have a payroll provider, you should first check with them to see if they are doing this on your behalf.\u00a0If you have to do it on your own, the deadline for submitting the forms electronically is March 31, 2016. If filing a paper form, the deadline is February 29, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What do I do with the Schedule H form?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0This form is included with your personal income tax return.\u00a0You should provide a copy to your accountant, or you should include the information if filing your own return.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What is reported on a Schedule H form?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0A <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/do-i-need-to-file-schedule-h\/\">Schedule H form<\/a> reports total gross wages, your employee\u2019s portion, and your employer portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes, your federal unemployment tax, and contributions made to your state for unemployment insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: My nanny was on disability for a few months. Are those wages included in the W-2 form?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.\u00a0The disability company should have provided a report of your employees\u2019 income that was paid out to him\/her.\u00a0You should provide this report to your payroll provider to be included in your employee\u2019s W-2 wages.<\/p>\n<p>Please\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"\/household\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact<\/a> GTM Payroll Services at (800) 929-9213 if you have any additional questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; tax season! Many household employers may have questions regarding W-2s for household employees. Please see the answers below to some of the most commonly asked questions. Q: Does my nanny receive a 1099 form? 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