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That being said, I have always been paid cash by the families I sit for on an occasional basis. If a family that I sit for occasionally wanted to pay taxes on the wages they paid me, I'd expect a higher hourly rate to compensate for the money I'd lose to taxes. [/quote]

You don't lose money to taxes. You pay what you owe like everybody else.   And odds are your income from occasional sitting isn't going to be enough that wouldn't get it back from the govt anyway.

Occasional once in a while babysitters I wouldn't take out taxes bc to do so implies a lot of other accountability (hiring as an employee, ss, etc.). But for an occasional but consistent long term sitter where i would hit the caps I would. [/quote]

What I meant was more so if you're paying me $15/hour to sit for your family, but you want us to pay taxes on it, I'm taking home less than I would if I worked for another family that night. If this is the route you decide to go, it would be in your best interests to up the rate some to offset the taxes, otherwise your job is no longer competitive. The majority of families pay sitters in cash and don't bother with the taxes.your family would come across as rigid, complicated, and cheap. If the rate wasn't worth it, your family would simply be my backup family, and you'd get last call on my availability. [/quote]

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