Anonymous
Post 07/10/2019 14:31     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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?
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2019 15:08     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 07/01/2019 20:19     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 07/01/2019 19:02     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 07/01/2019 16:01     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/30/2019 18:22     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
...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
Post 06/30/2019 00:08     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/29/2019 20:03     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
...if you add it to her weekly pay she would pay taxes on it and end up getting less than what she spends
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2019 10:12     Subject: What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
Mileage reimbursement is enough. That takes care of the wear and tear on her car.
Anonymous
Post 06/26/2019 16:51     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/26/2019 13:54     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/26/2019 12:45     Subject: Re:What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/25/2019 15:41     Subject: What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/25/2019 11:26     Subject: What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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
Post 06/25/2019 08:02     Subject: What do i pay for driving kids somewhere in her car?
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.