If you run a business and employ household help, can you pay that employee through your company payroll? This is a common tax question that can affect your personal and company finances. The short answer is no – a household employee shouldn’t be paid by a corporate entity through their business payroll. Here’s why.
If you’re seeking in-home child care, a live-in nanny may be a good option. Here’s what to consider when hiring and employing a live-in nanny.
Household employers hire staff to make life more convenient, easier, and fun—enabling the employer to direct his or her energies toward enjoying his or her family or home. Hiring a nanny through an agency can help make this happen.
Among the multitude of decisions that parents have to make is, if necessary, what kind of child care they will need. Should they hire a nanny? Should they use a day care facility? See the pros and cons of using a nanny vs. day care to learn what the best option is for your family.
This political season has been highly impassioned, with strong opinions being vented on both sides. While discussing politics with your nanny may seem natural, families must remember that their home is a workplace when the nanny is there, and political discussions at work are ill-advised.
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