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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to IRS Pub 926 and it still doesn't clarify -- At first it says that individuals whose work you control are your employees like care providers, house cleaners and lawn services.  But then it says...

"[b]Workers who are not your employees.[/b] If only the worker can control how the work is done, the worker is not your employee but is self-employed. A self-employed worker usually provides his or her own tools and offers services to the general public in an independent business.  A worker who performs child care services for you in his or her home generally is not your employee.  If an agency provides the worker and controls what work is done and how it is done, the worker is not your employee.
Example. You made an agreement with John Peters to care for your lawn. John runs a lawn care business and offers his services to the general public. He provides his own tools and supplies, and he hires and pays any helpers he needs. Neither John nor his helpers are your household employees."
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Yes, we recently hired a family cleaning service (three sisters, 2 of the 3 come once/month, but not the same 2 every time).  They bring their own supplies.  We only dictate which rooms are to be cleaned.  They have a list of services which they provide, which is the same service they provide to other families.  We have made no changes to their "standard" service.  We pay them a fixed price per visit and consider them to be self-employed as the description in IRS pub 926 states (yes, we consulted that before we hired them).[/quote]

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