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Elder Care Issues

Do you employ a care giver in your home? Have you wondered about the payroll and tax implications? Here are the most common questions elder care employers ask HomeWork Solutions.

1. I have a domestic (elder care giver, housekeeper) working in my home. What taxes do I need to pay?
   
   
2. What taxes does my domestic employee pay?
   
   
3. How are the employee's payroll taxes paid?
   
   
4. How often do I need to pay these taxes?
   
   
5. Congress simplified the "nanny taxes." What does that mean to me?
   
   
6. My mother's care giver says she's an independent contractor and doesn't want taxes withheld. Can I do that?
   
   
7. My wife requires help that I cannot physically provide. Can I hire my daughter as a caregiver?
   
   
8. Do I need to pay minimum wage? What about overtime?
   
   
9. What about worker's compensation and disability insurance?
   
   
10. Am I required to hire U.S. citizens?
    
    
11. My employee is not a legal resident. What should I do about employment taxes?
    
    
12. What is "New Hire Reporting"?
    
    
13. I have heard that I can get a personal tax break for dependent care? Is that true?
    
    
14. Is health insurance I provide my domestic (elder care giver, housekeeper) taxable?
    
    
15. What may happen if I don't pay the taxes?
    
    
16. Do the rules ever change?