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Parents Want Nannies to File 1099 to Avoid Paying Employment Taxes

February 18, 2013 1 Comment

Parents Ask Nannies to File as Self-Employed to Help Themselves, Not Their Nannies Parents that ask their nannies to file a 1099 are helping themselves, not the nannies they employ. Parents ask nannies to file a 1099 to avoid paying employment taxes. The IRS defines nannies as employees so parents that employ nannies must provide their employees a […]

Filed Under: 1099, Form 4852, independent contractor, nanny tax, W-2

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 […]

Filed Under: 1099, Breedlove Associates, independent contractor, nanny tax, Tom Breedlove