Household Employer Compliance Checklist

A helpful household employer compliance checklist to ensure you are following current tax and labor laws.

• Ensure that your domestic worker can legally work in the U.S.
• Find out if any state domestic workers’ rights laws apply to your situation.
• Obtain household employer tax IDs (federal and state)
• File a New Hire Report with your state.
• Calculate employee tax withholdings each pay period.
• Track all federal and state employer taxes.
• Manage weekly time cards, prepare, and distribute pay stubs.
• File quarterly state employment tax returns and remit state tax dollars (employee withholdings as well as state employer taxes).
• File federal 1040-ES quarterly and remit federal taxes (employee withholdings as well as federal employer taxes).
• Prepare and distribute Form W-2 annually to your employee(s).
• Prepare and file all required year-end forms with the state and SSA.
• Prepare Schedule H (Form 1040) to file with federal income tax return.
• Monitor tax and labor laws for changes.
• Check to see if you qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.

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