Here comes summer, a time when many families take a vacation. If you have a nanny, you may want to bring them along to help make your child care needs easier. But taking your nanny on vacation is a luxury and can be quite expensive. Before asking them to join you, you...
The first recreational marijuana dispensary in the Capital Region recently opened for business. While the use of marijuana for recreational purposes for individuals over the age of 21 has been legal in New York since April of 2021, many families that either have a...
School is out in less than two months - and for many families, that means you need to have some form of child care. Hiring a summer nanny might be the right choice. Our payroll partner, GTM Payroll Services, provides a look at what a summer nanny is and what to...
While paying nannies legally has become more the “norm” in recent years, some families still don’t understand the benefits to both them and their nanny from paying “on the books.” If you are a nanny and you come across a family that does not want to pay taxes for...
Occasionally a nanny or other household employee might find themselves in need of cash and may ask you, as their employer, for a loan. Is lending money to your nanny a good idea? Lending money to your nanny can be a tricky and delicate situation. On one hand, you may...
Hiring a nanny can be a daunting task, especially when done online. While there are many advantages to online nanny hiring, such as convenience, affordability, and flexibility, there are also risks involved. Using a nanny agency can be a better option than hiring a...
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,...
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...
The nanny tax threshold is the amount of money you pay a nanny or other household employee in a year that requires you to pay employment taxes. The 2023 nanny tax threshold is going up to $2,600. Our payroll partner GTM Payroll Services explains why this is important...
