Lol. No one uses their own car and puts wear and tear on it including having kids messing it up in addition to driving in this crazy area where an accident is just waiting to happen for nothing- you pay her for mileage and wear and tear on her car- but if you were generous you would just give her a gas card since I doubt you are covering her car insurance which means every time she drives her car for your kids- it's a liability not on her terms- if there was an accident she would get screwed with the deductible for driving on the job for purposes other than her own use which is pretty unfair if something were to happen. Also using your car where kids are spilling sippy cups and snacking, putting their feet all over the back of the front seats and generally treating the car like your minivan is a huge cost to the nanny especially if her car is new or expensive.

Anonymous wrote:I don't pay for gas reimbursement for my nanny, mostly because I drive a lot for my job and I don't get reimbursed so it didn't even occur to me until later that it was something people did.

Is this really standard?

Yes it is, and you should look in to getting reimbursed as well.

I don't pay for gas reimbursement for my nanny, mostly because I drive a lot for my job and I don't get reimbursed so it didn't even occur to me until later that it was something people did.

Is this really standard?

the IRS rate is .565, I would pay her in accordance with that rate.

If she isn't using her own car then that must mean you will be providing one. If that's the case then all she would need to do is tell you when the gas is getting low and you fill it up. By doing this you don't have to worry about re-imbursement or resentment build up if you don't reimburse her for gas.

Anonymous wrote:You would reimburse her per mile at the government rate. That rate includes gas as well as wear and tear, so no need to add any extra for gas. The gas reimbursement is tax free for both of you, so don't just add it into her check.

+1

You would reimburse her per mile at the government rate. That rate includes gas as well as wear and tear, so no need to add any extra for gas. The gas reimbursement is tax free for both of you, so don't just add it into her check.

Definitely reimburse her at the IRS rate.

Ofcourse you pay her gas money. She may not mention it because she assumes you will but if you don't she WILL resent it and become unhappy over time. You're paying not only for the gas but the wear and tear (even if it's just a few miles a week). I think the IRS milage is around 53 cents per mile so if I were you I'd times that by 10 (on average) and add an extra $5 - $10 to her check weekly?

I am an employer and will have a nanny work for us through most of the school year. Her job will entail caring for my daughter in the morning and driving her to preschool (2.1 miles per day) twice each week. So that is about 8 miles per week roundtrip (I do the pickups). She will then watch her 2 evenings/week - no driving necessary - and once on the weekends where no driving is necessary but they may want to go to gymboree, etc just to get out of the house. Let's say on average she drives my daughter 20 miles per week (I don't think it will be that much). Then there will be 5 occasions over the course of the year when preschool is closed and she needs to drive my daughter to drop off care at dh's work, about 15 miles each way so a 30 mile roundtrip.

Do I offer to pay for her gas in some way? This has not come up and she will be driving her own car. I feel like I should offer something but not sure how much since the driving is so minimal. It looks like the government mileage rate is .56/mile - should I offer her $40/month to offset gas? I am just not sure.