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[quote=Anonymous]I was not personally willing to do it. We had to pass on one otherwise great nannyshare opportunity because it was under the table (and further complicated by the fact that the nanny was not legal to work in the U.S.!) It's a risk for both her and for you--and frankly not worth it in today's political climate.

There's also the broader issue that taxes are not just (or even mostly) for retirement--they support all of the social and physical infrastructure around us, which your nanny does use while she's living in the U.S., even if she has a home elsewhere. They also provide funding for things like Medicaid/Medicare, which she may need at some point even if she doesn't plan to.

I would just tell her that the offer is over the table, but that she is free to request that you not withhold income tax. (You aren't required to; only SS and Medicare are required.) You file your taxes, and beyond that it's on her to file her own. If she opts not to pay them because she doesn't believe in taxes--that's for her to figure out (although seems incredibly unwise right now...)[/quote]

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