Au Pair Married Filing Jointly

[av8r-2112 0]

Hello all,

 

My wife and I got married in the Fall of 2019, and are still waiting on her GC interview. Prior to us getting married, she worked as an Au Pair under a J-1 Visa and received a weekly stipend. I am doing our taxes with TurboTax and am unsure of how to enter her income. She never received a W-2 or 1099 for her weekly stipend. Would she be considered self-employed, or is there another way to report her income? We will be filing a joint tax return, so she will be considered a resident alien for tax purposes.

 

Thanks!

[Quarknase 1,072]

1 hour ago, av8r-2112 said:

Hello all,

 

My wife and I got married in the Fall of 2019, and are still waiting on her GC interview. Prior to us getting married, she worked as an Au Pair under a J-1 Visa and received a weekly stipend. I am doing our taxes with TurboTax and am unsure of how to enter her income. She never received a W-2 or 1099 for her weekly stipend. Would she be considered self-employed, or is there another way to report her income? We will be filing a joint tax return, so she will be considered a resident alien for tax purposes.

 

Thanks!

She should receive a W2 for her work - at least that's what happened to me on J1 (not Au-pair). J1 visa folks are required to file taxes for the years working in the US on J1

[Wuozopo 4,293]

Anybody who pays a “contractor” over $600 in the tax year has to issue a 1099-MISC. If she is considered a contractor vs employee then she is self employed to the IRS and fills out a Schedules  C and SE. 

 

Google “What if I don’t get a 1099-MISC for contract work”

Many answers including the one from Forbes entitled “Missing An IRS Form 1099 For Your Taxes? Keep Quiet, Don't Ask!” 😂