Hiring a summer nanny means you have an employee and will need to follow applicable tax, wage, and labor laws even if it’s just temporary work.
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Understanding Household Employment
What is a State Tax Reciprocal Agreement?
If your employee lives and works in different states, they may not be required to file taxes in both. Certain state have what is called a reciprocal agreement.
How To Conduct A Paycheck Checkup And Prevent Tax Time Surprises
Using the IRS withholding calculator can help your employee perform a quick “paycheck checkup” to help protect against having too little or too much federal income tax withheld.
Updated W-4 and Withholding Calculator Will Help Employees with Accurate Tax Withholdings
If you withhold income taxes from your domestic employee’s pay, encourage them to use the IRS’ withholding calculator and updated W-4 form to make sure they have the right amount of tax taken out of their paychecks.
Follow these Steps When Hiring In-Home Senior Care
When you hire private, in-home senior care, you may become a household employer. While this will give you more control over the employment situation, a number of tax, wage, and legal nuances come along with being an employer.
Paying “On the Books:” How Your Nanny Benefits from Legal Pay
Your nanny benefits in a number of ways and gains protections when being paid legally. It far outweighs the small amount of money that will be taken out of their pay in taxes each week.
10 Steps to Preparing Your 2017 Nanny Taxes
Get started now on preparing your nanny taxes. Here are the steps you (or your accountant) need to take when preparing your nanny taxes.
2018 Minimum Wage Increases
This guide shows states and cities with 2018 minimum wage increases.
Nanny Tax Threshold Increases for 2018
If a household worker, such as a nanny or housekeeper, earns $2,100 or more in cash wages in 2018, Social Security and Medicare taxes, commonly referred to as “nanny taxes,” must be paid by the family and the employee.
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