If you purchased certain baby products from Babies “R” Us, a class action settlement may affect you. Click here to learn more about this claim. Two class action lawsuits are currently pending in the U.S. District Court alleging that Babies “R” Us conspired with some manufacturers in violation of federal antitrust laws. If you purchased […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers Children’s Books and Activities About Rain
April 16, 2011 3 Comments
Weekly Trip to the Library It is Spring and in many parts of the country it rains a lot in the Spring. Below we recommend some great children children’s books about rain with corresponding activities to do with your charges with and/or in the rain. So, read these books and put on your rain slickers […]
Non-Taxable Forms of Compensation
April 15, 2011 9 Comments
Health Insurance Tax Credit I work as a nanny and needed health insurance desperately. Lucky for me, Tom Breedlove of Breedlove & Associates answered my questions, and my employer’s questions, without a consultation fee! First, I went to the Heatlh Reform In Action web site to find the most affordable individual health insurance available in […]
Special Tax Advantages for Short-Term, Part-Time, Share-Care Nannies
April 14, 2011 1 Comment
Families who hire on a short-term (i.e. summer nannies), part-time, or shared basis have a unique tax advantage. Since employer taxes are tied to wages, these families typically have a much smaller tax obligation but still get to take full advantage of the tax breaks. Here’s an example: The Smiths hire a summer nanny and […]
Taxes for Nanny-Shares
April 13, 2011 3 Comments
Nanny Tax Dilemma: Nanny-Share Arrangements By Tom Breedlove A nanny-share is defined as two families sharing the expense of employing a nanny to care for their children as a group. The nanny and children may alternate between the two family homes, but care is provided to the children of both families as one job for […]
Can I Pay My Nanny On My Company Payroll?
April 12, 2011 5 Comments
Nanny Tax Dilemma: Paying a Household Employee on the Company Payroll By Tom Breedlove This week we are discussing common nanny tax dilemmas. Yesterday, Tom Breedlove of Breedlove & Associates explained the common misperception that families can classify a domestic worker as self employed (an independent contractor). He explained that the IRS has ruled definitively […]
The 1099 Trap: Nannies Are Not Self Employed
April 11, 2011 10 Comments
Tax Season Dilemmas for Nannies By Tom Breedlove There is a fairly common misperception that families can classify a domestic worker as an independent contractor if they want to. Thanks to misinformation floating around on the Internet — and sometimes even bad advice from a general tax professional — some families are misled into thinking […]
How Do Seeds Grow?
April 9, 2011 1 Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs It’s Spring and a great time to teach kids about how plants grow. We suggest reading How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan. Then, do a simple project of planting a bean so your charges can watch a seed germinate. How a Seed Grows […]
Are the Kids Overscheduled? Nanny and Au Pair Survey About Acitivites
April 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
What Activities Do Your Charges Do? Do your charges have cell phones, Facebook accounts, and are they allowed to play freely on the computer? Do they have enough play dates and leisure play time, or do you feel they are over scheduled? Let us know by taking the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter survey. The […]
Free Webinar Tonight
April 7, 2011 2 Comments
Nanny Problems: Solutions and Prevention Honest Advice from Judi Merlin Free Webinar Thursday April 7th, 7pm EST What is the biggest problem you have faced on a job and how did you handle it? What is the biggest problem you have faced on a job and how would you handle it differently in hind sight? […]
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