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How Working Parents Can Take a Home Office Tax Deduction
With remote and hybrid work arrangements becoming more and more prevalent in the business community, many parents now work from home at least some of the time. Generally, in order to claim any home office tax deductions, you must use the space exclusively as your...
9 Tips to Stay Healthy This Winter
The winter months are notorious for bringing sickness. Influenza (flu) season begins in October and peaks between December and February. Colds are also more common during the season. Further adding to the mix of potential wintertime illnesses, COVID-19 and respiratory...
3 Ways for Children to Celebrate Black History Month
As we celebrate Black History Month in February, our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services, has some resources and family activities to help your children understand and appreciate the importance of African-American history. February marks the annual month-long...
Meet our January Nanny of the Month!
Winter break is right around the corner, so to help you with your child care needs, we would like you to meet a fabulous caregiver – our Nanny of the Month, Starmeesha!Starmeesha has been with our agency only five months and is already a family favorite, with many...
What are the Important Household Employment Trends for 2023?
If you employ someone to work in your home like a nanny, housekeeper, or in-home senior caregiver, you need to be aware of household employment trends from rising minimum wage rates to increasing domestic worker protections. Our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services,...
7 Senior Care Payment Options
According to Paying for Senior Care, nearly all money spent on long-term senior care comes from government programs (like Medicaid, Medicare, veteran’s benefits, and Social Security); insurance (like long term care and health insurance); personal property; and,...
Local Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with Children
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated on January 16th this year. While many parents will be working that day, schools are closed so you may need some ideas for children and nannies to celebrate the day. Our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services, has put...
How to Prevent RSV and When to Seek Care
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. For many, RSV is recoverable within a week, but RSV can be serious for some. Infants and...
Is Banking Hours for Your Nanny Legal?
We have previously discussed the idea of guaranteed hours for a nanny. Another aspect of that is banking hours, when a family uses a nanny's guaranteed hours to make up for unworked hours. As our payroll partner GTM Payroll Services discusses, this practice is illegal...