Taxes/Childcare Deductions/Au Pairs

[Anonymous]

How does this work - do I list the au pair as an employee and then list out the total wages paid in 2018? Can I deduct anything paid to agency? Can I deduct the cost of the second car used exclusively by au pair? Costs for au pair’s room? Driving license expenses? Education expenses?
Does the au pair show up on schedule H as a nanny/household employee? The LCC and agency materials are very vague.

[Anonymous]

Bump!

[Anonymous]

No, you don't use schedule H. An Au Pair is not a household employee that pays Fica, medicare, etc.

So, we are limited to the childcare deduction or credit or FSA account, which maxes out at $6000.
To keep it simple, I just list the $8000 fee I pay to Cultural Care each year, with its tax id #. This allows me to get the max tax credit.

You could list your Au Pair also, but you wouldn't get any additional money back, so I figure, why bother?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you don't use schedule H. An Au Pair is not a household employee that pays Fica, medicare, etc.

So, we are limited to the childcare deduction or credit or FSA account, which maxes out at $6000.
To keep it simple, I just list the $8000 fee I pay to Cultural Care each year, with its tax id #. This allows me to get the max tax credit.

You could list your Au Pair also, but you wouldn't get any additional money back, so I figure, why bother?

THANK YOU.