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March 8, 2020
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Statutory employee

  • March 8, 2020
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First return with a statutory employee and I have a few questions.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Husband & Wife joint return.  Wife is the statutory employee.  Entered her W-2 and the amount flowed to Sch. C. but the top of Sch. C shows husband's name and his social up top (since he's listed first on Form 1040).  Should that be manually changed to the wife's name and social?

Is it necessary to list a business name and address?  If so, should it be the wife's name and home address, or the name and address of the business that issued her the W-2?

If electing the de minimus safe harbor 1.263(a)-1(f) for expensing, the election shows both names since a joint return and the husband's social (since he's listed first on Form 1040).  Is that OK or should it be changed to the wife's name only and her social since only she is the statutory employee?

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 8, 2020

Be sure the W2 is assigned to the wife. 

At the top of Sch C is a checkbox if its for spouse, you may need to check that box as well, if it doesn't automatically assign it correctly.

At the top of the Sch C are other boxes to check if you use your own name and address for the business, I would check those rather than giving it any business name.

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Level 3
March 8, 2020

Thanks for the reply.  Just to clarify though, the wife doesn't work for her own business.  She is an outside sales person for a non-related corporation.  That corporation issued her a W-2 with the Statutory Employee box checked off.  Given those facts, is it proper to list the wife's name and home address as the "business name and address", or should it list the name and address of the non-related corporation that issued her a W-2 since she is working on behalf of that corporation, not herself?  

I did find the checkbox so indicate it is her Sch. C and now her name and social appear at the top of that form.  The W-2 data entry does properly reflect that it is her W-2, so I am not sure why this was not automatic.

sjrcpa
Level 15
March 8, 2020

Wife's name and address.

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