What is the “Nanny Tax”? Hiring the “right” nanny or other household employee can be a difficult task. Although finding a trustworthy, competent employee will be your top priority, families who choose to hire their own household help will also need to understand the "nanny tax". The nanny tax is a federal tax paid by people who employ household workers and pay wages over a certain amount. The 2025 nanny tax threshold is $2,800, which means if a household employee earns $2,800 or more in cash wages this year, Social Security and Medicare taxes must be paid by the [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic disruption, apart from the health challenges that we are still struggling to control. While businesses and employees across different sectors have been badly affected, one of the worst hit segments are the undocumented household workers.  Many families across the country have hired nannies without going through proper documentation to avoid paying the “nanny tax”, immigration laws, and other formalities. Household workers accepted those jobs without considering the unforeseen eventualities such as the coronavirus crisis.  Now thousands of such employers have laid off their household workers because they are concerned about maintaining social distancing, [...]

Following President Donald J. Trump’s emergency declaration pursuant to the Stafford Act due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have extended the April 15, 2020, individual federal tax filing deadline to July 15, 2020.   Individual taxpayers may also defer payment of up to $1 million of federal income tax due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020 as well, without penalties or interest.   As most household employers report and pay their federal Nanny Taxes by completing Schedule H and attaching it to your Form 1040, this action effectively  gives domestic employers of nannies, [...]