G&G Tax Tip: Payroll Service Improperly Took Taxes on Child Hire

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Payroll Service Improperly Took Taxes on Child Hire

Imhotep (Wisdom to You) G&G Readers,

Question: Our payroll service took FICA, Medicare, and unemployment taxes on the wages I paid my 15-year-old child.

When I told them the child is exempt from payroll taxes, the service person told me that was incorrect. You said that the child wage was exempt. Who is right?

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So who is right?
Answer: We are.

Go to page 9 of IRS Publication 15, (Circular E) Employers Tax Guide, and you will find on that page that wages paid by the parent to a child under the age of 18 are exempt from FICA and Medicare taxes.

You will also find that wages paid by a parent to a child under the age of 21 are exempt from federal unemployment taxes.

Your next step is to make a copy of page 9 and send it to the payroll service.

You have to think that your payroll service is pathetic. They should know the rule. After all, you brought it to their attention.

But the mistake you encountered is pretty common. Payroll services don't run into unusual transactions very often, so they often don't know the unusual rules. Then you get this typical response: "Never heard of that!"

Visit our website for more information or contact us today to set your appointment if you need a tax or financial one-on-one consultation.

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