2015 may be another good year for tax credits for families. Most of the child- and education-related tax breaks on the table the last several years are available once again to parents — or in some cases to grandparents or to students themselves. Make sure that you and...
Beginning July 1, 2015, employers will be required to provide 40 hours of paid sick leave in Massachusetts to employees annually. This new requirement, which is a result of the passage of the “Earned Sick Time for Employees” ballot question in the most recent general...
Following the midterm elections last Tuesday, several more states – and two cities – are set for minimum wage increases for 2015. Employers – including household employers – in all states must pay their employees at least this new hourly wage (there are some...
According to Paying for Senior Care, nearly all money spent on long term senior care comes from government programs (like Medicaid, Medicare, veteran’s benefits, and Social Security); insurance (like long term care and health insurance); personal property; and,...
Regarding the Affordable Care Act and household employees, household employers may be wondering what, if anything, they need to do in order to comply with changes in health care laws. Below are some of the topics most likely to be relevant to household employers....
The Social Security Administration announced today a 1.7% Social Security benefit increase for 2015. From the Social Security Administration’s press release: Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans...