New Passport Card Acceptable for I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 8, 2008 that the new U.S. Passport Card may be used in the Form I-9 process.

All U.S. employers are required to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired workers. Employer's must either use the DHS' e-Verify online verification system or have the new hire complete the DHS form I-9. U.S. Passports have long been accepted as both proof of identity and proof of citizenship/eligibility. The passport card is considered a "List A" document for I-9 purposes. The new passport card is a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book, and expedites document processing at United States land and sea ports-of-entry for U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.

HomeWork Solutions is enrolled with the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify program and will optionally process these electronic checks for clients requesting the service.

Preguntas Frecuentes de la Niñera (Nanny Tax FAQ in Spanish)

Many families stumble trying to explain the "nanny taxes" to their Spanish speaking nanny. HomeWork Solutions translated the high level frequently asked questions, a Nanny Tax 411, into Spanish!

Preguntas Frecuentes de la niñera (Nanny Frequently Asked Questions) addresses the following questions/subjects:

• What taxes do I have to pay?


• Can't I just pay my own taxes? (... be an independent contractor?)


• Earned Income Tax Credit for nannies


• What do I have to do? (W-4, I-9)


• Are their other rules and regulations I need to know about?

Would you like to see more nanny tax information translated into Spanish? Let me know!