What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?

[Anonymous]

We have a 1x week sitter who will need to drive kids to camp on that day. What extra do I need to pay for her driving them to camp. This would be above her normal pay.

[Anonymous]

You pay her for her time as you usually would, and then you reimburse her at the IRS mileage rates for the miles she puts on her car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You pay her for her time as you usually would, and then you reimburse her at the IRS mileage rates for the miles she puts on her car.

This. If it is the same place every time, you can just add that money to what you pay her weekly. Sounds like you already have someone lined up, but many sitters have a minimum number of hours they will work to make it worth their time.

[Anonymous]

So we have a summer sitter who is 17. She takes my kid to an activity once or twice a week ( she only comes 3x a week from 330-630) I give her an extra $5 on top of her rate on the days she drives my kid to this activity. I think its probably about one tank of gas in distance but im not going to give her $2/$3 when she is doing me a favor.

[Anonymous]

In addition to the 58 cents a mile reimbursement, I also recommend you give her a gift certificate or money to get her car detailed at the end of summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In addition to the 58 cents a mile reimbursement, I also recommend you give her a gift certificate or money to get her car detailed at the end of summer.

That seems excessive! You expect to have a 1 day a week babysitter have their car detailed for driving the kids? They aren't eating in the car????

[Anonymous]

Mileage reimbursement is enough. That takes care of the wear and tear on her car.

[Anonymous]

...if you add it to her weekly pay she would pay taxes on it and end up getting less than what she spends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...if you add it to her weekly pay she would pay taxes on it and end up getting less than what she spends

Reimbursement is part of the check, not part of reported earnings.

[Anonymous]

...hmm, my taxes are withheld from my check, so I assumed everybody has it that way. So, in my case it would be taxed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...hmm, my taxes are withheld from my check, so I assumed everybody has it that way. So, in my case it would be taxed.

My bosses do not pay for healthcare, but it goes untaxed. Payroll can divide things in a multitude of ways. When I was in college, my family gave me an extra $20 every week for gas/mileage, but now I tally and my bosses Venmo me when I turn it in.

[Anonymous]

do you mean you have Flexible Spending account for your healthcare? That's smart. Can nannies do it (FSA), and apply it to their health insurance premiums?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...hmm, my taxes are withheld from my check, so I assumed everybody has it that way. So, in my case it would be taxed.

No it wouldn’t it’s a different line item and not taxable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do you mean you have Flexible Spending account for your healthcare? That's smart. Can nannies do it (FSA), and apply it to their health insurance premiums?

It’s actually not a fsa, that would be a better option! It’s simply not taxed. It makes the setup a little more complicated, but once it’s done it is no problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So we have a summer sitter who is 17. She takes my kid to an activity once or twice a week ( she only comes 3x a week from 330-630) I give her an extra $5 on top of her rate on the days she drives my kid to this activity. I think its probably about one tank of gas in distance but im not going to give her $2/$3 when she is doing me a favor.

Do you mean she uses one gallon of gas to drive your child to and from?