What Are Your Favorite Easter Books for Children?Click here to see what the basic symbols of Easter mean and our children’s books about Easterlast year.
Best Green Products for Earth Day
April 22, 2011 3 Comments
Good Guide’s Best Diaper Rash Creams Today is Earth Day. In honor of Earth Day this week we have been posting the best green products according to the the GoodGuide web site. GoodGuide, is a Web-based system that rates consumer products. Below is their list of best and worst diaper creams. Best Diaper Cream 1. […]
Good Guide’s Best Baby Sunscreen
April 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Yesterday we listed Good Guide’s best and worst baby foods. Today we list their best and worst sunscreens. Click here to see the entire guide. Best Baby Sunscreen 1. Coppertone Dry Oil 2. Eraviva Chidren’s Sunscreen SPF 15 3. California Baby SPF 30+ Citronella 4. Sunscreen Sweetsation Therapy Sun’n’berry Fun […]
Good Guide’s Best Baby Foods
April 20, 2011 3 Comments
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 […]
Baby Product Class Action Settlement
April 19, 2011 1 Comment
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 […]
