How much for maid service?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$120 per week, 3000 sq ft house in Vienna.

name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

This is not correct according to the IRS website - if you hire a maid (vs. a cleaning service) the maid is an employee, just like a nanny. http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Hiring-Household-Employees.
See also http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc756.html regarding the requirement to submit w-2 and taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

'Fraid not. We give our cleaning person a W-2 every year, and pay the MD unemployment taxes every quarter. Unless you are using a service, or your cleaning person is truly anindependent contractor (submits a bill for services, brings own supplies, etc.). Sounds like you are getting some bad tax advice somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

'Fraid not. We give our cleaning person a W-2 every year, and pay the MD unemployment taxes every quarter. Unless you are using a service, or your cleaning person is truly anindependent contractor (submits a bill for services, brings own supplies, etc.). Sounds like you are getting some bad tax advice somewhere.

I spent a lot of time researching this and the bottom line is that if you use housekeeper not affiliated with a service, you have to pay taxes, social security, unemployment, etc (and make sure you have an I-9 filled out as well). The independent contractor exception is very narrow and basically never applies. If you have an independent housekeeper and you aren't paying taxes, you are definitely running the risk of an IRS investigation. I was surprised to find out (from an IRS agent), however, that if your housekeeper brings an assistant and pays him/her directly, you have no tax, I-9, etc obligations to the assistant.

We pay our housekeeper $155/week plus taxes (including her share of social security) for our 2000 square foot house, but we're paying a premium for living in Georgetown (service providers always charge more here) and she's phenomenonally good - does laundry, organizes our closets, does handyman-type repairs. I use Intuit Payroll online to figure out the taxes, it costs $20/month and is relatively easy to use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

Factually incorrect.

If you have a regular housekeeper and pay the person directly, that's a household employee, with all of the related taxes. Similar for a gardener/landscaper.

[Anonymous]

If you pay over $600 per year, then you are supposed to issue a 1099-misc. Maids are self employed, and they are responsible for all of their own taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you pay over $600 per year, then you are supposed to issue a 1099-misc. Maids are self employed, and they are responsible for all of their own taxes.

Still not true. Read the previous posts. Better yet click on the IRS link a PP proivded which specifically states that maids, cleaning people and housekeepers, among others, are employees.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget most don't bring the cleaning fluids/ supplies and use them up rather liberally. $20 of cleaner a month easily.

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth I use Daisy Fresh and have since 2005, little issues fair price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

'Fraid not. We give our cleaning person a W-2 every year, and pay the MD unemployment taxes every quarter. Unless you are using a service, or your cleaning person is truly anindependent contractor (submits a bill for services, brings own supplies, etc.). Sounds like you are getting some bad tax advice somewhere.

I spent a lot of time researching this and the bottom line is that if you use housekeeper not affiliated with a service, you have to pay taxes, social security, unemployment, etc (and make sure you have an I-9 filled out as well). The independent contractor exception is very narrow and basically never applies. If you have an independent housekeeper and you aren't paying taxes, you are definitely running the risk of an IRS investigation. I was surprised to find out (from an IRS agent), however, that if your housekeeper brings an assistant and pays him/her directly, you have no tax, I-9, etc obligations to the assistant.

We pay our housekeeper $155/week plus taxes (including her share of social security) for our 2000 square foot house, but we're paying a premium for living in Georgetown (service providers always charge more here) and she's phenomenonally good - does laundry, organizes our closets, does handyman-type repairs. I use Intuit Payroll online to figure out the taxes, it costs $20/month and is relatively easy to use.

isn't there a 5,000 a year threshold. You have to pat 5,000 or more to the employee to trigger taxes. 125 every 2 weeks comes out to 3,000ish

[Anonymous]

I pay $25/hr, and it usually takes 3 hours for my ~2050 sq ft row house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wrong to the employee part. Unlike a nanny cleaners would not be W-2 employees. I guess you could file a 1099 but meh.

'Fraid not. We give our cleaning person a W-2 every year, and pay the MD unemployment taxes every quarter. Unless you are using a service, or your cleaning person is truly anindependent contractor (submits a bill for services, brings own supplies, etc.). Sounds like you are getting some bad tax advice somewhere.

I spent a lot of time researching this and the bottom line is that if you use housekeeper not affiliated with a service, you have to pay taxes, social security, unemployment, etc (and make sure you have an I-9 filled out as well). The independent contractor exception is very narrow and basically never applies. If you have an independent housekeeper and you aren't paying taxes, you are definitely running the risk of an IRS investigation. I was surprised to find out (from an IRS agent), however, that if your housekeeper brings an assistant and pays him/her directly, you have no tax, I-9, etc obligations to the assistant.

We pay our housekeeper $155/week plus taxes (including her share of social security) for our 2000 square foot house, but we're paying a premium for living in Georgetown (service providers always charge more here) and she's phenomenonally good - does laundry, organizes our closets, does handyman-type repairs. I use Intuit Payroll online to figure out the taxes, it costs $20/month and is relatively easy to use.

isn't there a 5,000 a year threshold. You have to pat 5,000 or more to the employee to trigger taxes. 125 every 2 weeks comes out to 3,000ish

WRONG. It’s $2000 for 2017.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc756

[Anonymous]

$130-$150