Is it unreasonable to ask that taxes be withheld for part-time sitter?

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Anonymous wrote:I had no trouble finding a college student for $15/hr taxed. It was a little slower finding one with the right schedule, but it worked out.

Its so lovely to see that there is always someone here to advocate paying caregivers less. OP is prepared to offer $18 but who cares about the caregiver? She should try to pay as little as possible!

PP was just relaying her experience.

To what end?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here again. Thanks again for the responses. So, for example, 18 per hour, taxed... too low? Maybe offer perks like guaranteed amount of hours per week, regardless of how many I need? Or part PTO?

I'd think with $18/hr gross and guaranteed hours you'd have students jumping for the job - I know I would have in college! If you're clearly stating that in your ad and still aren't getting enough/good applicants maybe there's something else tricky about the job we are missing.

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OP here. Thanks again, everyone. It puts me at ease that $18 pre-tax sounds like a fair rate.

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I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

+ 1 from a grad student who has nannied all throughout undergrad . all of my college friends feel the same way .

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks again, everyone. It puts me at ease that $18 pre-tax sounds like a fair rate.

You'll find out if it gets you what you want, or if you'll be another bickering MB on this forum because you can't get good cheap help.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks again, everyone. It puts me at ease that $18 pre-tax sounds like a fair rate.

You'll find out if it gets you what you want, or if you'll be another bickering MB on this forum because you can't get good cheap help.

Sorry, I should say "affordable," not "cheap."

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

I love how MBs get all the vitriol from the resident nanny crusaders for not paying legally, yet when you get someone who insists on paying legally, she's being subjected to a weird requirement that it has to be all cash, or that she has to offer enough hours to make it worth the nanny's while to pay taxes. Hypocrisy unleashed.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

I love how MBs get all the vitriol from the resident nanny crusaders for not paying legally, yet when you get someone who insists on paying legally, she's being subjected to a weird requirement that it has to be all cash, or that she has to offer enough hours to make it worth the nanny's while to pay taxes. Hypocrisy unleashed.

Wrong yet again. If you read correctly, you'll see that you simply must pay a fair wage that accommodates the required deductions. That's all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks again, everyone. It puts me at ease that $18 pre-tax sounds like a fair rate.

You'll find out if it gets you what you want, or if you'll be another bickering MB on this forum because you can't get good cheap help.

Sorry, I should say "affordable," not "cheap."

Why are you being rude for no reason?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

I love how MBs get all the vitriol from the resident nanny crusaders for not paying legally, yet when you get someone who insists on paying legally, she's being subjected to a weird requirement that it has to be all cash, or that she has to offer enough hours to make it worth the nanny's while to pay taxes. Hypocrisy unleashed.

Wrong yet again. If you read correctly, you'll see that you simply must pay a fair wage that accommodates the required deductions. That's all.

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I am not sure if you are in the DC area, but many nannies/babysitters are used to being taxed because so many people work for the government (and it is the law.....). We have had no problem finding nannies/babysitters who are willing to be paid on the books for 15 or 16. It is a hell of a lot more than they would have been paid at the Gap or J Crew which would also tax.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

I love how MBs get all the vitriol from the resident nanny crusaders for not paying legally, yet when you get someone who insists on paying legally, she's being subjected to a weird requirement that it has to be all cash, or that she has to offer enough hours to make it worth the nanny's while to pay taxes. Hypocrisy unleashed.

So true. The nannies here are awful.

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I've never seen anyone past 24 working at the Gap.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't work so few hours unless it was cash. Just being honest.

I love how MBs get all the vitriol from the resident nanny crusaders for not paying legally, yet when you get someone who insists on paying legally, she's being subjected to a weird requirement that it has to be all cash, or that she has to offer enough hours to make it worth the nanny's while to pay taxes. Hypocrisy unleashed.

There's a big difference in a full time job and babysitting a few hours a week, I'm my opinion. I'm not saying she's wrong for wanting to take out taxes but I was being honest and saying I wouldn't take the job. I do a lot of babysitting on the weekends and I've never been asked to deduct taxes. There is at least one family where my earnings would be enough to technically need to pay taxes on it. But I'm also not ever faced with the issue of overtime or other issues that would come up that require being paid on the books. So I pay taxes on my full time job only.