A smart and simple way to save money on childcare – like wages paid to a nanny – is through a Dependent Care FSA offered through your employer. With many companies now holding open enrollment periods, now is the time to understand how they work and reduce your taxes.
The 2022 nanny tax threshold will be $2,400, a $100 increase over this year’s mark. If a household worker like a nanny, housekeeper, private teacher, or senior caregiver, earns $2,400 or more in cash wages next year, Social Security and Medicare taxes, must be paid by the family and the employee.
Summer is a popular time for minimum wage rate increases that apply to nannies and other household employees. It’s important to check the rate you’re paying a household worker to make sure it is not a wage violation. Rates are on the rise in several states and cities across the country.
Paid sick leave laws often include families with household help like a nanny, senior caregiver, or housekeeper. Here’s a look at what is relevant for household employers and how you can comply with these requirements.
The HERO Act requires employers in New York State, including families with household help, to develop safety plans that help prevent the spread of airborne infectious diseases in the workplace.
President Biden is proposing unprecedented funding for the IRS to reduce tax evasion and better conduct audits of wealthy Americans. The administration wants to use money raised from cracking down on tax avoidance to help fund the new social programs of the American Families Plan.
Virginia’s minimum wage rate, which has been the same as the federal rate for several years, is set to increase in 2021 and then periodically for the next few years until it’s tied to inflation beginning in 2027.
It’s always the right thing to do, but with expanded childcare tax credits and increased contribution limits on Dependent Care FSAs through the American Rescue Plan, paying your nanny legally may now be cheaper than “under the table.”
The group of bills, called Virginia’s domestic workers bill of rights, expands employment rights and workplace protections and safety for household employees in the state.
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