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The ABCs of Nanny Taxes

April 17, 2018 By My SD Moms

You thought the hard part was over when you found a nanny you could trust with your kids.  Then someone told you about so-called nanny taxes.  The IRS estimates that it would take you 60 hours a year to comply with the federal nanny tax regulations.   That doesn’t even include everything you have to do to pay California nanny taxes.   Luckily, there is an easier way.

Here’s the scoop on nanny taxes: if you pay a household employee such as a nanny, babysitter, elder caregiver or house manager more than $2,100 a year to perform work in your home (or occasionally even out of your home such as in a nanny share), the IRS says you are a household employer.

As a household employer, you must comply with certain tax obligations, commonly referred to as the “nanny taxes” or “household payroll taxes.” It’s complicated, but generally, after you have registered as an employer with all the appropriate agencies and reported your new hires, you must:

  • Payroll – At every pay period, withhold certain state and federal taxes such as income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, and you must also calculate employer contributions such as unemployment taxes related to those wages.
  • Quarterly – submit the proper paperwork and payments to the correct agencies. The agencies will typically include the IRS, the State and any other local agencies that require remittances, including certain municipalities.
  • Year-End – provide your employee with his or her W-2 form, submit a copy of the W-2 and W-3 to the Social Security Administration, submit state reconciliations if required and prepare a Schedule H to file with your individual tax returns.

To report your nanny’s wages and those federal unemployment taxes, you’ll need certain tax forms (list includes federal forms only):

Form I-9: Have your employee complete this form when hired and provide the required proof of ID.

Form W-4: Have your employee complete this form which dictates how income tax is withheld.

Form 1040-ES: On a quarterly basis send this form to the IRS along with payment to report taxes from previous quarter. Don’t forget that federal quarter dates do not line up with calendar quarters!

Form W-2: Fill out Form W-2 if you pay Social Security and Medicare wages of $1,000 or more, and give Copies B, C and 2 to your nanny. Copy A (along with Form W-3) goes to the Social Security Administration.

Schedule H: If you pay your nanny cash wages of $1,000 or more in a calendar quarter or 2,100 in a calendar year file Schedule H.

The services provided by Poppins Payroll are a great option for those who don’t have the time to deal with in-home employee payroll and tax (and who does??). The services features include:

  • Experts – Poppins Payroll only does payroll and bookkeeping for household employees so they are experts in the area. Most standard payroll services aren’t as familiar with the unique aspects of household employer taxes and how they differ from small business taxes. To boot Poppins Payroll is professional, courteous and knowledgeable.
  • Affordable – It is less than half the price of other services. Compare others at $800 to $1100 a year to just $429 for the first year of Poppins Payroll. Unlike the other services, Poppins Payroll does not have any hidden fees—just $39 a month for everything—set-up, direct deposit, quarterly and annual forms.  And, the first month is free.
  • Easy Signup – It is simple to sign-up with Poppins Payroll: You just enter your basic information, and Poppins Payroll does the rest. Poppins Payroll gets your tax ids, sets up your state, federal and local accounts, calculates all the withholdings for you and keeps track of your bookkeeping paperlessly.
  • Easy To Use – You manage and adjust your employee’s payroll on the web site. Poppins Payroll even sends you email reminders when you need to adjust payroll and emails the paystub directly to your employee. If you use the free direct deposit provided by Poppins Payroll, automatically deducts the final amount from your account and sends it to your employee’s account.  If you decide to pay your employee by check, Poppins Payroll will send you an email reminder on the payday letting you know how much to pay.  Your records are saved securely so there’s no need to cram another folder into that filing cabinet.

Let’s face it, taxes can be, well, taxing.  And with an option like Poppins Payroll, bringing in that extra help is a no-brainer.

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle, News, Tips Tagged With: child care, daycare, family, kids

This Little Girl Gives Dolls the Scariest Makeovers

February 27, 2018 By My SD Moms

Okay…so this is a little different. It’s not your standard Barbie and Ken living in a dream house driving a corvette kind of kids play. This particular little girl likes to give her dolls some pretty creepy makeovers. Some people are freaking out over her doll modifications and calling it early warning signs of a serial killer.

One person on Twitter said, “All fun and games until you hear ‘based on a true story’ 20 years after this post been out.” Another person Tweeted – “I been watching Criminal Minds and I’m basically a part of the team, and we think that this is an early sign … oh, she gone be a serial killer.” 

Not everyone is freaking out over it though. Some people are defending her saying that she’s probably just super creative and this is how she’s choosing to show it. One person on social media stated that they’re brother used to skin his Furby toys when he was little and now he’s a computer whiz who makes a ton of money.

What do you think? Is it pretty normal for creative kids to think way far out of the box and even kind of freak people out sometimes, or is this something that should be watched closely?

You can read more at thestir.cafemom.com

Filed Under: Child Safety, Lifestyle, Newborn & Baby, Public Service, Toddlers/Pre-Schoolers, Youngsters Tagged With: behavior, child care, childhood learning, daycare, family, kids, parenting

How Sick Is Too Sick To Go To School?

February 8, 2018 By My SD Moms

The words any parent doesn’t want to hear – “Mommy I don’t feel good.” Oh great now your perfectly planned schedule of juggling a career, grocery shopping, maybe a lunch date with a friend just got thrown out the window because the first thing you think of is “She’s going to have to stay home from school”, which means you will have to stay home from work. But then you think…Hmm…maybe she’s not sick enough to stay home from school? That is the million dollar question.

On the one hand, she’s always got something dripping out of her nose and sniffling. If we kept them home for every time we wiped their nose, they’d never go to school. On the other hand, we for sure don’t want to make them possibly get sicker – or make other kids sick. Calling your child’s pediatrician for advice can never hurt, but also remember most schools have guidelines to follow.

First and foremost Fevers are a HUGE no no. If your child has a fever they do not go to school…period. A fever is any temperature of 100.4 Fahrenheit or greater. Your child will need to be fever-free for a minimum of 24-hours before she can return to school. Please do yourself a favor and DON’T PUMP THEM FULL OF TYLENOL to mask the fever and then send them to school. You’re risking making your child much more sick and infecting the rest of the school.

A small intermediate cough or sniffle usually isn’t enough to keep them home, but if it’s a bad cough and the mucus is thick, messy and gross…it’s best to keep them home for the day and see how they do.
The dreaded throwing up and, or diarrhea. Just talking about this one makes me feel stomach sick. This is an immediate stay home puke free for at least 24 hrs. after the last episode, not from the first time they threw up. Make sure everyone at home washes their hands really well, as stomach bugs tend to be extremely contagious.

Another reason to keep them home no questions asked is head lice. You will have to give the school a call as well so they can ANONYMOUSLY alert the other parents. Anyone can get head lice…don’t be embarrassed. The cleanest person in the world can get lice simply by having contact with someone else who had it. Just get the appropriate shampoo and comb and everything will be find. They can return to school when lice and nit free. Also remember to bad all stuffed animals, pillow cases, blankets and use recommended sprays to clean them. Great….now my head itches.

Just try to use common sense and remember that you know your child best. Ultimately, you get to make the decision. Your pediatrician will be there to guide you if needed.

You can read more at huffingtonpost.com.

 

Filed Under: Child Safety, Health & Nutrition, News, School, Toddlers/Pre-Schoolers, Videos Tagged With: behavior, child care, common problems, daycare, family, health, kids, parenting, prevention, safety, school

Making Friends as Adults

January 31, 2018 By My SD Moms

Now that I’m in my 30’s, live in a different state away from family and kids, I’m at a point where I’m trying to make new friends. It’s not as easy as you’d think! Here’s what happened to me at the store recently.

How have YOU made new friends as an adult?

Filed Under: Steph's Baby Blog Tagged With: behavior, child care, childhood learning, Community, daycare, family, parenting, preparation

A Clairemont Man With a Warning for Shoppers (Video)

January 23, 2018 By My SD Moms

When we see someone down on their luck, most of us would like to be able to help that person – especially when a baby is involved. Unfortunately some people take advantage of the good in people. There are two young women tugging at the heart strings of San Diego shoppers. A man in Clairemont was nearly scammed by the two young ladies, but luckily was not thanks to an employee who recognized the scammers.

To see how they are scamming people, watch the news report video at 10News.com

Filed Under: News, Tips, Videos Tagged With: behavior, child care, daycare, family, kids, safety

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