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Nanny Tax - A Breakdown

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 4/7/16 9:00 AM

Do you have a nanny and pay him or her over $2,000 in wages? Congratulations! Now you’re considered a household employer and must file Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes. You will have to report your nanny’s income and taxes paid for the year as well as file report and pay employment taxes on your federal income tax return. There are several forms you need to understand if you employ a nanny in the home. Read on to learn more about these tax forms.

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Topics: nanny tax, nanny taxes

Helping Seniors Avoid Being Victims of Fraud

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 4/5/16 7:00 AM

Being a victim of fraud can be an incredibly unnerving and stressful time, but when it happens to a senior citizen, it can be even more devastating. Senior scams are on the rise and can result in billions of dollars for thieves, simply because seniors are often trusting and the scams usually apply directly to them. In addition, crooks tend to target the elderly because these people generally have a lifetime of saved income, pensions, or Social Security checks that they can tap into. Seniors may be easily fooled or confused by a smooth talking thief. Fifteen years ago, the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging reported that there was $40 billion in losses in telemarketing fraud alone, a number that has steadily climbed over the years according to a recent article in US News and World Report. In fact, there are now elder crime units in various police departments in parts of the country in the effort to protect senior citizens from mistreatment, including fraudulent scams. So, how can you protect senior citizens from becoming a victim of fraud?

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Topics: senior home care

Paperwork Your Domestic Worker Will Need for Tax Season

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/31/16 9:00 AM

If you hire people to work in your home -- such as nannies, private nurses, or housecleaners -- then you’re a household employer. You’re responsible for filing the proper taxes and getting the right paperwork to your employees if you pay them over $2,000 for the year (as of 2016).

Now that it’s tax season, be sure you’re providing your domestic workers with the proper paperwork. Start with the following information to ensure a stress-free tax season.

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Topics: household employer, nanny tax, nanny taxes, domestic worker

Should You Pay for Your Nanny's Health Insurance?

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/29/16 7:00 AM

Employer paid health insurance can be an important nanny recruitment and retention tool. The trick for families is to find a way to pay or contribute to the nanny's health insurance and still meet their nanny's income goals and stay within the family childcare budget. All too often health insurance is not a financial priority, that is until a crisis occurs.

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Topics: nanny health insurance

Can I hire a nanny with a J-1 Visa? Answers for household employers.

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/22/16 7:00 AM

A household employer may lawfully employ a U.S. citizen, green card holder, or a non-immigrant with an approved Employment Authorization Document (EAD). All employers must complete USCIS Form I-9 with their newly hired employees at time of hire to verify that the individual is properly authorized to work in the United States.

Identifying individuals who are authorized to work in the U.S. can be confusing for household employers, as many individuals are legally present in the United States yet are not authorized to work, and others are NOT lawfully present in the US yet they do have (temporary) authorization to work.

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Topics: nanny immigration reform

Payment Solutions for Mom's Senior Caregiver

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/15/16 7:00 AM

 

Organizing senior care at home for your mother can be an overwhelming process that is emotional and frought with a lot of big decisions. Once you have done your research and you’ve helped your mother privately hire a caregiver, you’ll have to figure out proper payment solutions for your mom’s caregiver. Not only are there weekly  pay checks to coordinate, but there are also a variety of payroll taxes that need to be calculated and factored in. If this is your first time figuring it all out, it can be incredibly complicated and you may not know where to begin.

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Topics: senior care

Outsourced Nanny Tax Preparation?

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/8/16 8:00 AM

It's tax season! Feeling overwhelmed? Do demands feel like they never stops and tasks just keep piling up? To-do lists are ongoing for most people and sometimes it seems like the list just keeps getting longer from week to week. Sometimes there simply just isn’t enough time to get everything done. Even if you do have time to check everything off your to-do list, it is often easier to hire someone else to complete certain tasks for you.

Outsourcing things is a good way to delegate certain parts of your life – especially things that you are not good at or are unfamiliar with. This will not only save you time but it can sometimes save you from big headaches later down the road. For example, if you have a nanny working with your family, you know how important it is to prepare end of year taxes accurately and in a timely manner. If you don’t, you could end up facing steep fines or other fees for errors that could have been avoided if you just outsourced the task in the first place.

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Topics: outsource nanny payroll, outsource nanny tax

Nannies and Workers Compensation: A Case Study

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/8/16 7:00 AM

Did you know that many states have mandated that household employers have a Worker’s Compensation Insurance Policy?

There are various legal requirements for obtaining this insurance which will vary widely from state to state. Most often, the job description is not the defining item. Instead, wages paid or hours worked will be. Even if your state does not require you to have worker's compensation insurance, smart employers obtain this important protection anyway to protect the family's assets and the household employee in the event of a workplace injury.

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Topics: nanny workers compensation insurance

Interview Best Practices for Nanny Employers

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 3/1/16 7:00 AM

Is it time to find a nanny for your family? This is arguably one of the biggest and most important decisions that you will make as a parent. It can be difficult narrowing down your candidates once you have reviewed their resumes, but once you have done that, you’ll need to spend some time getting to know each one during an in-depth interview process. This is probably the most important step when you’re going through the process of hiring a new caregiver for your home.  

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Topics: nanny screening

Nanny, Senior Caregiver | Employee or Independent Contractor?

Posted by HomeWork Solutions on 2/23/16 7:00 AM

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.

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Topics: 1099 v w-2, nanny independent contractor, senior caregiver independent contractor

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