Form H-14 - 2011 Instructions For Schedule H (Form 1040) Household Employment Taxes - Household Employers

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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
2011 Instructions for Schedule H (Form 1040)
Household Employment Taxes
Here is a list of forms you need to complete:
Household
Schedule H for figuring your household employment taxes.
Employers
Form W-2 for reporting wages paid to your employees.
Form W-3 for sending Copy A of Form W-2 to the Social Security Administration.
For more information, see What Forms Must You File? in Pub. 926, Household
Employer’s Tax Guide.
No household employees in 2011?
If you did not have any household employees in 2011,
you do not have to file Schedule H (Form 1040) for 2011.
We have been asked:
What do I do after I fill in Schedule H?
Enter the taxes from Schedule H on the “Household
employment taxes” line of your Form 1040, 1040NR, 1040-SS, or 1041. You do this because
these taxes are added to your income taxes.
File Schedule H with your Form 1040, 1040NR, 1040-SS, or
How do I file Schedule H?
1041. If you are not filing a 2011 tax return, file Schedule H by itself.
Do I make a separate payment?
No. You pay all the taxes to the United States Treasury,
even the social security taxes.
Most filers must pay by April 17, 2012.
When do I pay?
How many copies of Form W-3 do I send to the Social Security Administration (SSA)?
Send one copy of Form W-3 with Copy A of Form(s) W-2 to the SSA, and keep one copy of
Form W-3 for your records. Instructions for filing Forms W-2 and Form W-3 electronically
are available at
.
Contents
Page
Contents
Page
The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-2
You Should Also Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-2
Estimated Tax Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
Who Needs To File Schedule H? . . . . . . . . . . H-2
What Records To Keep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
Who Needs To File Form W-2 and Form
What Is the Earned Income Credit (EIC)? . . . . H-8
W-3? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-2
Rules For Business Employers . . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
Do You Have an Employer Identification
State Disability Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-9
Number (EIN)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
How To Correct Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-9
Can Your Employee Legally Work in the
United States? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
How To Get Forms and Publications . . . . . . . H-9
What About State Employment Taxes? . . . . . . H-3
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act
Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-9
When and Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
Completed Example of Schedule H, Form
W-2, and Form W-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-10
Form W-2 and Form W-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
How To Fill In Schedule H, Form W-2, and
Contact List for State Unemployment Tax
Form W-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-13
Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
H-1
Dec 29, 2011
Cat. No. 21451X

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