Taxstra • Planning worksheet • 2026-09-05

Hiring Your Spouse: Compensation, Benefits, Records, and Tradeoffs

Use this worksheet alongside the guide. The figures and schedules are educational illustrations, not individualized tax advice or a recommendation for your circumstances.

Work through your records

Read the explanation in the guide before filling in the schedule. Keep the illustrated values separate from your actual records. For each row, identify the supporting document, applicable period, unresolved assumption, and person responsible. Do not treat example percentages or classifications as established facts for your situation.

Question	Record to obtain	Your records / questions
What work is performed?	Role description and time records
How was pay determined?	Comparable duties and compensation support
Is the spouse an owner?	Ownership and attribution review
Which benefits apply?	Plan documents and other employer coverage
What is the household result?	Combined return and cash-flow comparison

Resolve the decision

What decision or discrepancy does your completed schedule reveal?Which assumptions need professional review, and what documents support them?Who will take the next action, and by what date?

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