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March 20, 2025
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Medicare and ss

  • March 20, 2025
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Wife was an au pair and received a stipend.  I am a US citizens. We recently married and now we are going to file married filing jointly. She is claiming resident alien.

she did not receive a w2.  will she have to pay ss and medicare? how do i file thqt?

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AmyC
March 20, 2025

No, the host family is responsible for Medicare and Social Security. You report the income.

 See Au pairs | Internal Revenue Service for complete information.

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