Household Employment Taxes (Schedule H)

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If you had a household employee during 2025, you'll need to file Schedule H to determine how much you owe in household employment taxes if ANY of the following are true:

• You paid any ONE household employee cash wages of $2,800 or more in 2025 (with the exception of spouses, children under age 21, parents, or employees under age 18).
• You withheld federal income tax during 2025 for any household employee.
• You paid TOTAL cash wages of $1,000 or more in any calendar quarter of 2024 or 2025 to ALL household employees (excluding spouses, children under age 21, or parents).

If you paid $2,800 or more in 2025 to a household employee, be sure to file and give copies of Form W-2 to each of these employees. For more information on filing Form W-2s, visit the Social Security Administration's website .