{"id":12113,"date":"2014-03-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwsmarketindev.wpengine.com\/2014\/03\/17\/blog-bid-101761-tax-tidbit-tax-relief-for-nanny-costs\/"},"modified":"2014-03-17T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"blog-bid-101761-tax-tidbit-tax-relief-for-nanny-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeworksolutions.com\/es\/2014\/03\/17\/blog-bid-101761-tax-tidbit-tax-relief-for-nanny-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Tidbit: Tax Relief for Nanny Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>With compliance rates hovering around 10-20%, many household employers are only now beginning to seriously consider the costs and risks related to paying nannies and other household workers &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.info.4nannytaxes.com\/blog-0\/bid\/57514\/Paying-Your-Nanny-on-the-Books-Nanny-Tax-Compliance\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"on the books\">on the books<\/a>.&#8221; While filing and paying taxes on household employees brings with it additional costs and paperwork, more families are recognizing the merits of filing as employers, and helping household workers with income tax withholding. \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nanny Household Employer\" border=\"0\" class=\"alignRight\" height=\"165\" id=\"img-1395073711382\" src=\"\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hub\/54123\/file-590104527-jpg\/images\/new_nanny_pic.jpg\" width=\"249\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While families are doing the right thing by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/keeping-it-legal-when-hiring-a-nanny\/24976598\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"filing household payroll taxes\">filing household payroll taxes<\/a>, they\u2019re also wondering: is there any tax relief for families like us? \u00a0In fact, there are two ways many family can get some tax relief of their own. \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span>Flexible Spending Accounts: Some companies will offer their employees a pre-tax dependent care account. Using this \u201cflex spend\u201d account, employees can set aside up to $5,000 per year from taxable salary to pay for approved child care costs. Because a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p969\/ar02.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"flexible spending account\">flexible spending account<\/a>\u00a0<span>has a &#8220;use it or lose it&#8221; rule applied to it, it is essential for families to calculate exactly how much money they are paying out in child care. Be sure you\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/publications\/p969\/ar02.html#en_US_2012_publink1000204174\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"check the regulations\">check the regulations<\/a><span>\u00a0or get help from your accountant or plan administrator to determine what nanny expenses can be reimbursed through your \u201cflex spend\u201d account.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span>The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: If your household has children under 13 years old, you can receive up to 20% of your child care costs in the form of a tax credit, subject to annual limits. 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