How do I withhold taxes from my nanny’s paycheck?
If you’ve just hired a nanny, you probably thought of yourself as a parent finding great care for your kids. Then someone mentioned “the nanny tax,” and suddenly you realized
Home / W-2 for nanny
If you’ve just hired a nanny, you probably thought of yourself as a parent finding great care for your kids. Then someone mentioned “the nanny tax,” and suddenly you realized
You found her. She’s wonderful. The baby lights up every time she walks in the door.
As tax season kicks off for 2026, families who employ a nanny, senior caregiver, or other household worker have specific responsibilities when it comes to filing their 2025 taxes. Unlike