Are you curious about how to handle automobile insurance as a nanny driving children? Let us answer your questions by checking out today’s blog about general insurance information! Automobile insurance provides coverage for family members who cause injury or property damage while driving an automobile. Unfortunately, there are many exclusions and exceptions. A nanny is [...]
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The IRS just announced that mileage reimbursement rates will be increased to 55.5 cents a mile for all business related driving. For nannies and other household staff, this includes using your vehicle to run errands for the family and transporting children to and from various activities and schools. This increase goes into effect July 1, [...]
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A nanny agency in the Northeast called GTM is doing a survey of nannies for a presentation at our annual Association of Premier Nanny Agencies(APNA) conference in September. The presentation is to help agencies across the country understand more about what nannies want from us! So, if you could help us all serve you better [...]
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Posted in Salaries, Laws, and Taxes on Apr 6th, 2011
With taxes due next week, it seems like a good time to refresh on tax laws as they apply to nannies. Employee or Independent Contractor? As a nanny, you are always considered the employee of any family you work for (regardless of how many hours). The IRS allows families to employ nannies without putting them on payroll, [...]
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Posted in Salaries, Laws, and Taxes on Jun 18th, 2009
We’ve recently been informed by our household tax specialists, Breedlove & Associates, that an existing tax law is now getting a lot more attention given our current economy and the increase in unemployment claims. If you are a nanny who does any on-call and/or temporary nanny work, you need to be aware of this law [...]
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Posted in Salaries, Laws, and Taxes on Aug 13th, 2008
As we discussed in Part 1 of this series, being paid legally and knowing the basics of the tax law, are an important part of being treated as a professional. In this section we are going to show you some real world examples of why being paid professionally pays off! Employment History. A legitimate employment [...]
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Posted in Salaries, Laws, and Taxes on Jul 23rd, 2008
As a childcare professional, you have one of the most important and noble jobs in the world – to nurture, protect, educate, guide and inspire children.? You should view yourself – and demand to be treated – as a professional.? In part, this means making sure that your compensation is handled accurately, fairly and legally. [...]
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