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Business Taxes | Employment Taxes | Employing Immediate Relatives

Children, spouses and parents are subject to different employment tax withholding rules than other employees. Below is a guide:

Child Employed by Parents

If the child is:

 

then withold:

 

Any age, sole proprietorship or partnership w/ each parent as a partner

 

income tax only

 

Any age, corporation, estate or partnership (at least one parent is not a partner)

 

income tax witholding

FICA (social security and medicare)

FUTA tax

Under 18, sole prop. or partnership w/ each parent as a partner

 

income tax only

 

18-21, sole prop. or partnership w/ each parent as a partner

 

income tax

FICA (social security and medicare)

One Spouse Employed by the Other

Wages are subject to:

  • income tax withholding
  • FICA (medicare, social security)

Parent Employed by Child

Wages are subject to:

  • income tax withholding
  • FICA (medicare, social security)

 

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