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How are the household employee's payroll taxes paid?

The household employer is required to collect the employee's (home health aide, housekeeper, etc.) contribution to Social Security and Medicare taxes. Should you fail to collect, you remain responsible to remit these taxes for the employee.

Deducting federal income taxes and most state income taxes is optional. If income taxes are not withheld by the employer, then the employee is required to make periodic payments of any amounts due.

Most household employers with a full time staff member offer to deduct income taxes for the employee from his/her payroll. This is a convenience to the home health aide or other household staff, relieving them from the need to make quarterly estimated tax payments on their own. Families with occasional or part time staff, such as a weekly housekeeper, in general do not deduct income taxes from the employee's payroll.

For More Information contact HomeWork Solutions, Inc.
at 1-800-NaniTax or e-mail and submit a question.