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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I give my nanny $50/month for gas and "incidentals" (she has a car she can use, but prefers to use her own when she has only one kid -- her choice, so I don't feel obligated to also reimburse mileage; I would prefer she use our car/carseats in fact, but I have chosen not to make an issue of it). I added this as a perk when we cut her hours, because she still had the same amount of commuting.

Because it's not for anything in particular, I include it in taxable wages.[/quote]

If she's driving your child on activities or doing errands then your $50 isn't a "perk"[/quote]

It sounds like the poster you are quoting provides a vehicle for nanny to drive and then an additional $50/mth as a perk.  The fact that nanny chooses to use her own car instead of her employer's car does not make the $50 any less a "bonus".  Of course if nanny is using the $$ to buy stuff for or do activities with her charge, then I would agree it should be treated as no taxable reimbursement rather than a perk.[/quote]

Yes, we have a minivan that is always available for her to use, but she prefers her own car. She has no out-of-pocket expenses for the kids. Activities are all paid in advance, and I pack lunches. The $50/month is more than she should ever spend, even if she occasionally treated the three year old to something while they were out of her own accord. I gave her the $50 for a variety of reasons, but mainly so if she spends a dollar here or there on coffee during the day, or DS puts stickers all over her car that she has to take time to remove, she's already got the extra. This works out to more than a week's pay per year.[/quote]

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