I don't mind the tax/admin logistics - I just hated, hated, hated being a "manager". Like the HR aspect. The nanny relationship is so personal and boundary-crossing even in the best cases. Made me so uncomfortable. Much prefer daycare which is a formal business, even if the teachers have personal connections with my child.

Anonymous wrote:Care . Com has tax filing

care.com's tax and payroll company is homepay which op said is too much work for them

Care . Com has tax filing

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Anonymous wrote:The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

I don't think this is true. In elder care there are plenty of home health aides with similar credentials who are employed by agencies who take a cut of the pay, and then send them to you. I am sure you could, legally, set up the same arrangement with an agency. They could get a W2 from the agency.

It wouldn't be cheap. I agree that White House nannies is who I'd call first.

We paid an agency over $100,000 a year for my FIL after he had a stroke for a male nurse 24/7. This was five years ago so it's probably a lot more today.

Nurses/CNAs are not legally classified as domestic employees by the IRS like nannies are.

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Anonymous wrote:The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

I don't think this is true. In elder care there are plenty of home health aides with similar credentials who are employed by agencies who take a cut of the pay, and then send them to you. I am sure you could, legally, set up the same arrangement with an agency. They could get a W2 from the agency.

It wouldn't be cheap. I agree that White House nannies is who I'd call first.

We paid an agency over $100,000 a year for my FIL after he had a stroke for a male nurse 24/7. This was five years ago so it's probably a lot more today.

Why would you want to do this to your children?

There are other “domestic staffing” agencies out there.

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Anonymous wrote:The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

I don't think this is true. In elder care there are plenty of home health aides with similar credentials who are employed by agencies who take a cut of the pay, and then send them to you. I am sure you could, legally, set up the same arrangement with an agency. They could get a W2 from the agency.

It wouldn't be cheap. I agree that White House nannies is who I'd call first.

White House Nannies doesn't have a great reputation.

AGREED! Forget about White House Nannie’s, they’re terrible. Shady team, never advocate for their employees and all they care is to get paid.

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Anonymous wrote:The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

I don't think this is true. In elder care there are plenty of home health aides with similar credentials who are employed by agencies who take a cut of the pay, and then send them to you. I am sure you could, legally, set up the same arrangement with an agency. They could get a W2 from the agency.

It wouldn't be cheap. I agree that White House nannies is who I'd call first.

White House Nannies doesn't have a great reputation.

Anonymous wrote:The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

I don't think this is true. In elder care there are plenty of home health aides with similar credentials who are employed by agencies who take a cut of the pay, and then send them to you. I am sure you could, legally, set up the same arrangement with an agency. They could get a W2 from the agency.

It wouldn't be cheap. I agree that White House nannies is who I'd call first.

The IRS classifies nannies as w2 domestic employees which is why the family has to employ them not the agency.

Payroll service for tax stuff (we use Poppins Payroll, it's a breeze).

Get an agency to find you a nanny. I wouldn't do this because it's crazy expense (I think they take 20% of the nanny's first year salary) but if you've got money and don't want the hassle, seems like a good solution. White House Nannies does this.

There are payroll companies that take care of all taxes and weekly payroll. I use GTM and I dont do anything at all. They do the weekly pay, deductions and yearly taxes. They also do insurance. They do not send nannies though.....you need to do that on your own i guess. ALthough I wonder if those fancy nanny agencies do all of it.

I think basically if you can afford to pay for it, you can find what you are looking for. Its out there.

I hate the logistics of hiring Nannies. Even using homepay payroll services and dealing with the tax stuff it’s too much hassle. I wish there was a company that handled all the payroll, insurance, and sent out whoever was available when you needed them. Is there any service like this?