Tax help for domestic help

摘要

To prevent these problems from happening to your clients, here are some helpful tips you may want to share. 1. A domestic worker is considered an employee, not an independent contractor. This is easily the most common mistake seen in the household employment industry. IRS Publication 926 clearly states that nannies, senior caregivers, housekeepers and other domestic workers are employees of the family for which they work. Unfortunately, many families are bombarded with misinformation and believe that they can simply provide their household employee with a 1099 at tax time and save themselves the burden of handling employment taxes.