Form 1040 – Household Employee
To enter household employee wages not reported on Forms W-2 in the TaxAct program, follow the steps below.
Online
Dashboard
- From within your TaxAct return, click Income.
- On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
- Click the Wages & Salaries drop-down.
- Click Add beside Household Employee Wages.
- Complete the rest of the interview process.
Classic
- From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
- On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
- Click the Wages and Salaries drop-down, then click Wages received as household employee – not reported on Form W-2.
- Continue with the interview process to enter your information.
Desktop
- From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
- Click the Wages and Salaries drop-down, then click Wages received as household employee – not reported on Form W-2.
- Continue with the interview process to enter your information.
See the IRS Instructions for Form 1040 and 1040-SR and Tax Topic 756 for details.