Drake Tax - 1040: EF Message 5205 - Household Employee Wages
Article #: 14210
Last Updated: October 18, 2024
This message is generated when an amount exceeding the W-2 filing requirement threshold for household employees has been entered on the federal HSH screen.
Verify your data entry. If the amount exceeds the threshold, the taxpayer should contact the employer to request Form W-2 be issued for their household employee wages.
Note Per the IRS, Form W-2 must be filed for each household employee for which social security and Medicare cash wages of $2,200 or more are paid.
See Publication 926 for more information.