Greener Living in Honor of Earth Day In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, this week we will post the best green products. Identifying safe baby products can be a challenge, especially when there are so many products out there to choose from: clothing, diapers, bottles, shampoo, soap, baby wipes, toys. GoodGuide, is a Web-based […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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