You’ve Hired an In-Home Employee: What are Your Legal Responsibilities?
Need a housekeeper, nanny, personal assistant, or estate manager to lend a helping hand in your home on a regular basis? Once you find the right person, you want to
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The Nanny or Senior Caregiver Independent Contractor Myth
Did you know that if you pay a senior caregiver or nanny directly that it’s likely that the law considers your caregiver an employee?
As an employer, you have the
Nanny, Senior Caregiver | Employee or Independent Contractor?
A recent Forbes article sums this reoccurring argument up nicely – the government’s massive enforcement surrounding worker classification, or misclassification, is all about money, lots and lots of money.
Nanny Payroll Service Reflects on April 15th
Every American dreads this date. APRIL 15th! We see images of adding machine tape, lines at the post office, and piles of tax receipts. January is the month household employers
Case Study: 1099ing the Nanny
HWS’ Client Care Manager, Mary Crowe, shares the story of a client who issued her nanny a 1099 form, and later found herself on the wrong side of the IRS.<br
Elder Care FAQ: Employee Status and Tax Obligations
Usually around this time of year we start getting worried phone calls from families confused by the household employee taxes or the “nanny taxes.” We pulled together some more of
Tax Tidbit: Filing the Correct Tax Forms for a Household Employee
Regardless of whether your household employee is full time or part time, employers are required to pay employment taxes if the employee is paid $1900 or more per year (in
Tax Tidbit: Household Employee Taxes ARE the Nanny Taxes
Household employee placements- including butlers, chefs, housekeepers and nannies- are on the rise, said Sarah Tilton of the Wall Street Journal in a recent online article. Accustomed to the high
Nanny Misclassification and the 1099 Mistake
Tax season is in full swing, and Americans are preparing to file their annual income tax returns. If you are a household employer – you employ a nanny, housekeeper or
Do you find the Nanny Taxes confusing?
Hiring a nanny or a housekeeper to help you out at home, a personal assistant to keep you organized, a senior caregiver to help you out with your aging parents,