[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-6089":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"6089","Household Employment Taxes (Schedule H)","Menu Path: \u003Ci>Misc > Other Taxes > Household Employment (Schedule H)\u003C/i> \r\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> \r\nIf you had a \u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=6090\">household employee\u003C/a> during 2025, you'll need to file \u003Ci>Schedule H\u003C/i> to determine how much you owe in household employment taxes if ANY of the following are true:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n\u003Cli>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).\u003C/li>\r\n\u003Cli>You withheld federal income tax during 2025 for any household employee.\u003C/li>\r\n\u003Cli>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).\u003C/li>\r\n\u003C/ul>\r\nIf you paid $2,800 or more in 2025 to a household employee, be sure to file and give copies of \u003Ci>Form W-2\u003C/i> to each of these employees. For more information on filing \u003Ci>Form W-2\u003C/i>s, visit the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer\"target=\"_blank\">Social Security Administration's website\u003Cspan class=\"append_external\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a>.",1777391588028]