Can Nannies that Break the Law Expect to Be Protected by Labor Laws?

Nannies That Don’t Pay Taxes Won’t Likely Benefit From Domestic Workers Bill of Rights In 2010 New York passed the first Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and since then more states have Domestic Workers Bills pending. There have been very passionate debates on social media about the proposed legislation and I have written dozens of […]

How to Ask Your Employers to Pay You Legally

Do Nannies Fear They Will Lose Their Jobs if they Ask Their Employers to Pay Nanny Taxes? Our Be the Best Nanny Newsletter Facebook page has been swarming with questions about nanny taxes. We have published newsletter issues and dozens of articles about the benefits of being paid legally, yet an estimated 90% of nannies don’t […]

Do You Use Your Car for Work? Gas Mileage Reimbursement

4nannytaxes.com – Updates From The Nanny Tax Experts Kathy Webb of 4nannytaxes.com posted helpful information about Reimbursement of Expenses yesterday. Click here to see the information shared on the 4nannytaxes.com blog. I urge nannies to look to check out the gas mileage reimbursement form available for download from the Microsoft web site that Ms. Webb recommends. Click here to […]

Payroll Tax Changes for 2011

Nanny Payroll Tax Changes for 2011 By Kathy Webb 4NannyTaxes.com It’s the start of a new year and time to do your taxes! First let your employers know immediately that there has been changes to payroll deductions. Employers, please make sure to recalculate your nanny’s payroll deductions prior to issuing the first 2011 payroll. There […]

Eleven Nanny and Domestic Worker Rights

Nanny and Domestic Worker Rights In a report prepared for the U.N. Human Rights Committee entitled, “Domestic Workers’ Rights in the United States,” violations against domestic workers are noted. The report states, “Employed in private homes to perform household tasks that historically have been assigned a diminished value, domestic workers frequently face exploitation and abuse, […]

Being Paid Legally is Your Right

What Nannies Should Do if they Did Not Receive Tax Forms. The term “nanny tax” is really an umbrella for several different taxes: Social Security and Medicare taxes and the federal unemployment tax. State unemployment tax and perhaps state disability tax may be owed as well. A nanny is an employee if the parents can […]