Waiting until you file your personal tax return to pay your household employer taxes could reduce your expected tax return or, if you wind up owing taxes, subject you to an estimated tax penalty for underpaying your taxes during the year. Here’s how to avoid it.
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Tax & Wage Laws
8 Qualities to Look for in a Nanny Payroll Provider
When searching for a nanny payroll provider, remember not all firms are equipped to handle the task. Check for these eight qualities to get exceptional service.
New Version of Form I-9 Available for Employers
A new version of Form I-9 is available and should be used by household employers when verifying the identity and employment authorization of their employees.
What Household Employers Need to Know About the New Form W-4
The IRS has issued a new Form W-4 to determine how much income tax to withhold from an employee’s paycheck. Here’s what household employers need to know.
Do I Need to File Schedule H?
Hired a nanny or someone else to work in your home? You may have a household employment tax obligation and need to file Schedule H with your personal tax return. Here is everything you need to know including when you need to file, how to prepare, and more.
What’s Changing for Household Employment in 2020?
From rising minimum wage rates to expanding domestic worker protections to new health benefits, here are 9 developments in household employment for 2020 that families with domestic help should know.
What Can Happen if You Don’t Pay Nanny Taxes
Who will find out if you don’t pay nanny taxes? There a number of ways to easily get caught. And, in the end, you’ll wind up paying more in fines and penalties than in the actual tax responsibility you chose to ignore.
The Massachusetts Au Pair Ruling: What Host Families Need to Know
A recent court ruling means au pairs in Massachusetts must be paid at least the state’s minimum wage rate and time-and-a-half for overtime among other domestic worker protections. Here’s what host families in the state should do now considering the court’s decision.
2019 Household Employment Compliance Year in Review
Across the country, states and cities enacted a number of laws – from minimum wage increases to paid family and medical leave to domestic worker protections – that had significant impacts on the household employment industry. Here are 11 of the biggest household employment compliance highlights from 2019.
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