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• Legal Nanny Payroll – How to Pay a Nanny Legally

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7J9UMKN_cc In the “nanny world”, the temptation to accept a job that pays CASH (off the books, no payroll or income tax reporting) is faced by every nanny. After all, who LIKES to pay taxes? Professional nannies know, however, that being paid legally is ultimately in their own best interest. Why? Read on to find […]

• My Nanny Job Ended, Now What?

  Your relationship with your nanny family is strained and when they come home on Friday they tell you they no longer need your services. Things are going well, but your nanny family gives you two weeks’ notice that they have decided to put their 4 yr old into preschool. You can’t help but think to […]

• Nanny Question: What do I do – I didn’t get a W-2?

  Every spring we receive inquiries from nannies who didn’t get a W-2 from their employer. This is almost always when the nanny is no longer employed by the family. The following are some tips and steps to take. Form W-2 is due January 31. The IRS specifically asks that you allow the employer until February […]

• Nanny Tax Deductions for Household Employers

  As a family with household employees like a nanny, private senior caregiver, housekeeper or other domestic workers, you may be eligible for several tax deductions related to their employment costs. Taking advantage of these nanny tax deductions for household employers can provide substantial tax savings. Dependent Care Account If your family has a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through […]

• Senior Home Care: How Financial Professionals can Advise Clients

  State of senior home care Senior home care is a hot topic these days with aging Baby Boomers and the challenges of finding appropriate care for loved ones. More and more families today are looking to hire in-home health care workers to assist with aging parents that are living with ailments or facing serious mental […]

• State Overtime Rules Senior Care Companions

  Today’s retired seniors by an overwhelming 9:1 ratio fully expect to “age in place,” staying in their private homes as long as they can and resisting moves to institutionalized settings. Increasingly these seniors private hire senior caregivers who help with mobility challenges, transportation and general household activities as a way to stay in their homes. […]

• The Ultimate Nanny Tax Checklist for Household Employers in 2024

  Congratulations! You are a household employer. Here’s your ultimate nanny tax checklist. As a household employer, staying compliant with nanny tax rules is crucial in 2024 and beyond. When you become a household employer you also have payroll tax and reporting obligations, the so-called nanny taxes. The family, and not the nanny, is ultimately responsible […]

• Understanding Senior Heath: When is Help Needed?

  Senior health  challenges afflict not only the aging, but an increasing number of adult children now caring for their parents. When is outside help needed to help your aging parent age in place? Monitoring an aging parent’s health Each year, projections for the average life expectancy of Americans trend up. There are differences by gender, […]

• Why Aren’t Arizona State Taxes Withheld from My Paycheck?

  Arizona does not allow withholding to be deducted or retained from wages paid for domestic service in a private home. This does not mean that AZ income taxes are not due on these wages, it simply means the employer is unable to withhold and remit them for their household employees. If my employer cannot withhold my […]

• Why You Can’t Guarantee Your Nanny Net Pay

  If you’ve recently hired a nanny and agreed to compensation based on take-home pay (net pay), you may have noticed getting a consistent cost of payroll is more challenging than you anticipated. Here are some reasons you can’t guarantee your nanny the same net pay every time.   Income Fluctuation Your nanny is an hourly employee by law, which means […]

• Are you a household employer?

  What Your Family Needs to Know… At HWS, we are experts on the tax and labor laws surrounding household employment, so you don’t have to be. Let’s first determine whether YOU are a household employer. Our knowledge center goes into much more depth on the details, here it is short and simple. Our lives are busy, […]

• I’m Working a Nanny Share Job, Does Having Two Bosses Change Anything with My Payroll and Taxes?

  Does having a nanny share job change my payroll and taxes? When you work in a nanny share arrangement with two families, both families become employers. Presuming that each pay you for the work performed for their individual family, each employer is responsible for withholding nanny share payroll taxes and the periodic remittances of payroll taxes. […]