Last summer (2017), I (22) babysat for a family whom I found through Sittercity. I was with them for ~2-3 weeks. I was paid weekly by personal check. In total, I earned $463 during my time with them.
The dad texted me today saying he needs my address & SSN to send me a 1099. My parents file me as dependent since I'm <24 yrs old, a full-time student, and still live with them- so I always just gave them my W2's and they took care of filing taxes. Therefore, I was always clueless about taxes (I now realize how stupid and irresponsible that is and I've done a lot of research today). Anyways, there was never any discussion of my being an employee or independent contractor [i.e. they didn't have me complete a W-9] prior to my starting to babysit.
I was planning to claim the $463 on the tax return as "other income." But I've (now) learned that the 1099 the dad wants to give me is for me to have to file self-employment taxes as an independent contractor. Am I obligated to provide him with my information? Could I get in trouble (legally) if I ignored his request? Does this mean I will have to pay self-employment taxes on the $463?
Thanks so much in advance for any help/tips/advice. Feel free to ask for any other details.
Submitted January 29, 2018 at 07:36PM by yvbz http://ift.tt/2DKYESB
