{"id":2047,"date":"2026-06-09T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viettaxus.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:43:47","slug":"california-ihss-income-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viettaxus.com\/vietnamese\/california-ihss-income-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Thu nh\u1eadp t\u1eeb Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh Ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u1ea1i gia (IHSS) - C\u00f3 c\u1ea7n khai thu\u1ebf?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 Ch\u0103m S\u00f3c T\u1ea1i Gia (IHSS) t\u1ea1i California, m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n W-2 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd g\u00e2y nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. Tr\u00ean m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n W-2 b\u1ea1n nh\u1eadn l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u00d4 1 (Box 1) l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb $0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi , trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng? \u0110\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch khai b\u00e1o kho\u1ea3n thu nh\u1eadp n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c\u2014v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 chuy\u00ean gia thu\u1ebf khuy\u00ean qu\u00fd v\u1ecb n\u00ean khai thu\u1ebf trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng\u2014c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n \u0111\u00f4-la ti\u1ec1n ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf v\u00e0 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh k\u00edch ho\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c ki\u1ec3m to\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3 t\u1eeb IRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1ec1 Thu nh\u1eadp Ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u1ea1i gia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch x\u1eed l\u00fd thu nh\u1eadp t\u1eeb IHSS \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i n\u1eafm qua c\u00e1c quy \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ec1 lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb v\u00e0 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o thu\u1ebf li\u00ean bang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Quy \u0110\u1ecbnh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u0103m S\u00f3c S\u1ed1ng Chung (IRS Notice 2014-7):<\/strong> Theo lu\u1eadt thu\u1ebf li\u00ean bang, c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thanh to\u00e1n mi\u1ec5n tr\u1eeb Medicaid (Medicaid waiver payments) tr\u1ea3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103m s\u00f3c IHSS s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thanh to\u00e1n \"ch\u0103m s\u00f3c kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n\" (difficulty of care) <strong>kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb t\u00ednh thu\u1ebf<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Khi W-2 v\u1edbi \u00d4 1 l\u00e0 $0:<\/strong> N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n <strong>s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c <\/strong>v\u00e0 <strong>\u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p c\u00e1c m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee9ng nh\u1eadn b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c<\/strong>, t\u1edd W-2 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb $0 \u1edf \u00d4 1. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mi\u1ec5n thu\u1ebf thu nh\u1eadp li\u00ean bang v\u00e0 ti\u1ec3u bang.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Khi W-2 v\u1edbi \u00d4 1 l\u00e0 To\u00e0n B\u1ed9 S\u1ed1 Ti\u1ec1n:<\/strong> N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n <strong>kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, ho\u1eb7c n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi h\u1ecd nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a n\u1ed9p M\u1eabu \u0110\u01a1n T\u1ef1 Ch\u1ee9ng Nh\u1eadn S\u1ed1ng Chung (SOC 2298)<\/strong>, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o c\u00e1o \u1edf \u00d4 1 d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ecbu thu\u1ebf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>M\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n W-2 v\u1edbi \u00d4 12 v\u00e0 m\u00e3 II(Box 12 Code II):<\/strong> \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u1ed1ng chung, <strong>ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mi\u1ec5n thu\u1ebf<\/strong> th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o c\u00e1o \u1edf \u00d4 12 c\u1ee7a t\u1edd W-2 d\u01b0\u1edbi M\u00e3 II (Code II), bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thanh to\u00e1n mi\u1ec5n tr\u1eeb Medicaid \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb thu\u1ebf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. L\u1ee3i \u00edch t\u1eeb Khai thu\u1ebf cho Thu nh\u1eadp IHSS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 m\u1ee9c thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9p t\u1edd khai thu\u1ebf ngay c\u1ea3 khi ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng IHSS c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu thu\u1ebf v\u1eabn mang l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng l\u1ee3i \u00edch r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c t\u00edn ch\u1ec9 Thu\u1ebf (Refundable Tax Credits):<\/strong> M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 thu nh\u1eadp IHSS c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb kh\u1ecfi thu\u1ebf li\u00ean bang, IRS cho ph\u00e9p b\u1ea1n ch\u1ecdn t\u00ednh kho\u1ea3n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \"thu nh\u1eadp t\u1eeb c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c\" (earned income) ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ednh T\u00edn ch\u1ec9 Thu\u1ebf Thu Nh\u1eadp Do Lao \u0110\u1ed9ng (EITC) v\u00e0 T\u00edn ch\u1ec9 Thu\u1ebf Tr\u1ebb Em (CTC). \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00edch ho\u1ea1t c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a li\u00ean bang v\u00e0 ti\u1ec3u bang California (CalEITC) m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m cho thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh thu nh\u1eadp ch\u1ecbu thu\u1ebf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Nh\u1eadn L\u1ea1i Thu\u1ebf Kh\u1ea5u Tr\u1eeb (Withheld Tax):<\/strong> N\u1ebfu t\u1edd W-2 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n cho th\u1ea5y thu\u1ebf thu nh\u1eadp li\u00ean bang ho\u1eb7c ti\u1ec3u bang, An Sinh X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i (Social Security), ho\u1eb7c B\u1ea3o Hi\u1ec3m Khuy\u1ebft T\u1eadt Ti\u1ec3u Bang California (SDI) \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb kh\u1ea5u tr\u1eeb t\u1eeb ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9p t\u1edd khai thu\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 thu h\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Lo\u1ea1i B\u1ecf Ti\u1ec1n L\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1ecb B\u00e1o C\u00e1o Sai:<\/strong> N\u1ebfu t\u1edd W-2 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb sai thu nh\u1eadp ch\u1ecbu thu\u1ebf \u1edf \u00d4 1 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u1ea1n s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed9p t\u1edd khai thu\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o thu nh\u1eadp v\u00e0 c\u1ea5n tr\u1eeb n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng T\u1edd Khai Schedule 1, D\u00f2ng 8s (Notice 2014-7) \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed9p c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thu\u1ebf m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>B\u1ea3o V\u1ec7 H\u1ed3 S\u01a1 C\u1ee7a B\u1ea1n Kh\u1ecfi Ki\u1ec3m To\u00e1n V\u00e0 Gian L\u1eadn Danh T\u00ednh:<\/strong> Vi\u1ec7c n\u1ed9p m\u1ed9t t\u1edd khai thu\u1ebf ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c s\u1ebd thi\u1ebft l\u1eadp m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi IRS. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m r\u00f5 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng mi\u1ec5n thu\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng g\u1eafn c\u1edd b\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thu nh\u1eadp ch\u01b0a khai b\u00e1o sau n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi kh\u00f3a s\u1ed1 An Sinh X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u00e0i kho\u1ea3n kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb gian l\u1eadn danh t\u00ednh thu\u1ebf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Danh S\u00e1ch Ki\u1ec3m Tra Khai Thu\u1ebf Thi\u1ebft Y\u1ebfu D\u00e0nh Cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u0103m S\u00f3c IHSS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n h\u00f3a c\u00e1c t\u1edd W-2 IHSS ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n th\u00e0nh kho\u1ea3n ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf t\u1ed1i \u0111a, ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>B\u01b0\u1edbc 1 - X\u00e1c nh\u1eadn T\u00ecnh Tr\u1ea1ng Ch\u1ed7 \u1ede V\u00e0 \u0110i\u1ec1n M\u1eabu \u0110\u01a1n:<\/strong> X\u00e1c nh\u1eadn b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o M\u1eabu \u0110\u01a1n T\u1ef1 Ch\u1ee9ng Nh\u1eadn S\u1ed1ng Chung (SOC 2298) \u0111ang c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c trong h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9 D\u1ecbch V\u1ee5 X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i California (CDSS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>B\u01b0\u1edbc 2 - Xem X\u00e9t Chi Ti\u1ebft M\u1eabu \u0110\u01a1n W-2 C\u1ee7a B\u1ea1n:<\/strong> Xem x\u00e9t k\u1ef9 \u00d4 1, \u00d4 3, \u00d4 5 v\u00e0 \u00d4 12 tr\u00ean t\u1edd W-2 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>B\u01b0\u1edbc 3 - T\u00ednh Thu\u1ebf Theo Hai K\u1ecbch B\u1ea3n:<\/strong> So s\u00e1nh k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 khai thu\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n theo c\u1ea3 hai t\u00f9y ch\u1ecdn\u2014lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb thu nh\u1eadp IHSS kh\u1ecfi vi\u1ec7c t\u00ednh t\u00edn thu\u1ebf so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ecdn g\u1ed9p n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh thu nh\u1eadp t\u1eeb c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c\u2014\u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ecbch b\u1ea3n n\u00e0o mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ee9c ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf cao nh\u1ea5t.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>B\u01b0\u1edbc 4 - \u0110i\u1ec1u Ch\u1ec9nh Tr\u00ean M\u1eabu Sch 1:<\/strong> N\u1ebfu t\u1edd W-2 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb nh\u1ea7m ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ecbu thu\u1ebf \u1edf \u00d4 1, h\u00e3y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean gia \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb kho\u1ea3n c\u1ea5n tr\u1eeb (offset) tr\u00ean Schedule 1 nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o thu nh\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb kh\u1ecfi thu\u1ebf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed9p t\u1edd khai thu\u1ebf ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eadp sai th\u00f4ng tin IHSS c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n thu\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee3 ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n ho\u00e0n thu\u1ebf \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. H\u00e3y b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m l\u1ee3i \u00edch t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh t\u1ed1i \u0111a c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng thu\u1ebf IHSS c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u1eddi Khuy\u00ean T\u1eeb Viet Tax US: \u0110\u1eebng Tr\u1ea3 Kho\u1ea3n Thu\u1ebf M\u00e0 B\u1ea1n Kh\u00f4ng N\u1ee3!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n nh\u1eadn <strong>sai b\u00e1o c\u00e1o ti\u1ec1n l\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u0103m s\u00f3c s\u1ed1ng chung <\/strong>v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3ng thu\u1ebf \u1edf \u00d4 1 tr\u00ean m\u1eabu W-2, \u0111\u1eebng ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3! 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