| Cletus Miller |
01-14-2009 05:11 PM |
Re: I agree with the sarcasm entirely.
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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
(Post 377633)
As I understand it, it was a housekeeper, not a nanny. Aren't housekeepers usually outside that rule as contractors? (I'm assuming this isn't a full-time, live-in housekeeper, but rather what many people might call a "cleaning lady").
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Apparently*, he had previous issues with timely payment of nanny withholding. The housekeeper issue was that her work visa expired--this I think of as a total non-issue.
Also, as to housekeepers, if they bring their own equipment, then they are independent contractors. If they use your cleaning products, paper towels, mop, vacuum, then they are an employee. If you pay less than $1700/YEAR (in 2009), then you need to report their income and pay FICA. Pre-94, the threshold was $50 in any one quarter; it went up to $1000/year in 95 and has inflation-adjusted in $100 increments several times since. This limitation is broadly ignored, as in many, many areas you can't find a "cleaning lady" who will work on the books--you need to use a service (they suck, in my experience) and then there's no question of employee/contractor anyway.
*Read my link, above. |
