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Nanny Tax: Know The Facts

Understanding the Nanny Tax Tax season is here! In this article, you’ll find a quick checklist of things you need to know about filing your nanny taxes the right way. First, let’s be frank.  Although household employment tax laws certainly add an additional expense to your childcare budget, you really can’t afford not to comply with the law. Although some nannies may even ask to be paid “under the table”, a family that agrees to such an arrangement is taking significant legal and financial risks.  In long run, if you fail to pay your nanny legally, and get caught, [...]

Nanny Tax: Know The Facts2025-02-06T16:55:29+00:00

How To Become a Paid Caregiver For a Family Member

Knowing your Rights as a Paid Caregiver to Family Caregiving has always been considered a fulfilling task, especially when it comes to caring for your family. However, it can be financially stressful because it can take up your time and energy, which you could have used in financially productive activities. If you are a caregiver for a family member, you should know the various financial assistance possibilities available to you. These can come from the government, private organizations, social enterprises, or even your family. Seek aid from a government-funded program The US government sponsors several statewide and nationwide programs that [...]

How To Become a Paid Caregiver For a Family Member2022-05-10T20:23:49+00:00

Hiring a Caregiver For Your Aging Parents

Securing Home Caregivers for Parents Your parents were there to take care of you as your grew up, but now the roles have reversed and they need you to care for them. While many seniors are mentally and physically capable of caring for themselves, others might suffer from issues that may limit their mobility or their ability to live on their own. As much as you'd like to tend to their every need, it's often impossible to do so, especially if you work full-time or have a family of your own to take care of. In these cases, having a [...]

Hiring a Caregiver For Your Aging Parents2022-05-10T20:24:17+00:00

Avoiding Household Employee Injury

Household Safety Tips for your Nanny A healthy and safe workplace is probably the most important factor contributing to a satisfying work environment.   When it comes to hiring a nanny or other domestic worker, such as an elder caregiver, a healthy workplace is of utmost importance. There is numerous local, state, and federal laws governing a safe and healthy workplace environment, but as a household employer, you can take some additional steps to ensure your workers safety. Here are a few things you can keep in mind to be better prepared in order to avoid a household employee injury: [...]

Avoiding Household Employee Injury2023-12-29T15:52:14+00:00

Do Nannies Get Snow Days?

Dealing with Nannies and Snow Days Well... not in LA or Phoenix! When commuting to work becomes potentially unsafe due to a blizzard or a heavy snow day, a traditional worker could take a paid or unpaid day off, or in some cases, even choose to work from home. Nannies don’t have that luxury. They cannot work from home for obvious reasons and they may not want to take unpaid leave. Also, they may be expected to do everything possible to get to their workplace on a foul weather day so that you (the employer) can get to work. [...]

Do Nannies Get Snow Days?2022-12-13T15:32:43+00:00

Tax Time: What You Need to Know About Nanny Taxes

The Nanny Tax and What You Should Know If you employ a nanny, eldercare giver, private nurse, or other household employees, you likely are required to pay the so-called “Nanny Tax”.  According to the IRS, if you employ someone to do work in or around your home, he or she will be regarded as your household employee if you (the employer) control: The type of work the person performs, and How that person performs his job (the daily instructions you give) If the worker is your employee, and you pay them over a specific wage amount, you are required [...]

Tax Time: What You Need to Know About Nanny Taxes2025-02-06T16:54:16+00:00

Do You Have a Household Employee?

Defining Household Employees A household employee refers to someone who receives wages in return for providing a service within their employer’s residence. According to the IRS, if you control what work is done by the worker and how it is done, that worker will be considered your employee. Work done in or around your residence is considered household work. The following types of workers are typically treated as household employees for employment tax purposes: Nannies Babysitters (with some exceptions) Eldercare providers or elder caregivers Private nurses Health aides Housekeepers or house cleaners (but not independent cleaning companies) Drivers or [...]

Do You Have a Household Employee?2025-02-06T17:05:28+00:00

Is NannyPay Worth It?

Managing your Home Employees' Payroll and Taxes Did you know that if you have a household employee, in order to do things legitimately, you have to have a payroll system in place to pay tax obligations if you pay your employee more than $2,800 a year (as of 2025). Having a payroll company do it for you, however, can add thousands to your costs. But with a little elbow grease and patience, you can actually do this yourself with DIY payroll management software. And that is exactly what NannyPay is – a secure and cost-effective payroll software for calculating [...]

Is NannyPay Worth It?2025-02-06T17:06:52+00:00

How to Pay Your Nanny Taxes

Paying your Nanny Taxes Most families are not tax specialists. So when they first hire a household caregiver or nanny, fulfilling the tax requirements of the IRS can seem at first a bit overwhelming.  Nanny payroll services may seem an attractive option at first – until you consider the overall cost. With setup fees and other costs, a payroll service could cost you more than $1,000 in the first year alone. But with just a little bit of initial effort, you can learn how to do it yourself, and NannyPay software is here to help. For over twenty years, NannyPay [...]

How to Pay Your Nanny Taxes2022-10-27T19:05:38+00:00

Gifting NannyPay?

NannyPay is the Gift that Keeps Giving  Here at Essentia, we are all software geeks but when we heard about a customer who asked his spouse if she would like a copy of NannyPay for Christmas, we nearly fell off our chairs.  His wife told him, “Don’t you ever, ever consider giving me software as a gift! Go put some thought into it! Remember when you bought me a calculator for my birthday? That didn’t go well, did it?”   Whoa, Ok, we know thinking of the right gift is not easy but maybe your spouse has a point.  A [...]

Gifting NannyPay?2022-10-27T19:15:21+00:00

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