???? At Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency, we take pride in providing a comprehensive placement experience, and are dedicated to setting up each placement for success. An important element of setting a placement up for success is establishing legal nanny household employee pay. Once a family hires a candidate they are the direct employer of the nanny or household professional, and are responsible for managing employment and paying them legally by w-2 payment. Our team has found navigating legal pay can be the most daunting task when a family hires a nanny or household employee. Do not worry, Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency is here to help make setting up legal pay a breeze. Our team provides the tools and resources to your family to? assist you in smoothly navigating payroll and legally paying a nanny or household employee. We require all clients to pay legally by W-2 payment in accordance with the domestic pay laws in the USA.
? ? ?To legally pay a nanny or household employee, they must be paid hourly by w-2 payment. 1099s and Salaries are illegal in the Nanny and Domestic industry in the USA. Any hours worked over 40 hours in a week must be paid at an overtime rate of 1.5 times the regular hourly pay rate. Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency? requires all families to pay legally and abide by all Household Employer laws in the country.
???? Most of our families pay their nanny or household employee through a professional payroll service, or have their CPA manage paying legally by W-2 payment. We have partnered with GTM Payroll Services and 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions, who specialize in nanny and household Payroll. You are also welcome to research other payroll companies that fit your family¡¯s unique needs. When hiring a new employee and setting up payroll, we always recommend that you contact a payroll service like GTM, your CPA or accountant, and/or consult your lawyer to ensure you are making the right choice for your family.?
Payroll Services
???? While there are numerous payroll services your family can utilize, we recommend the following payroll services, as they specialize in offering comprehensive nanny and household payroll services to clients. We encourage you to pick the payroll service that best fits your family¡¯s needs. It is not required to use one of these companies, as you can use a payroll company of your own choosing. However, we highly recommend the companies listed below. ?
GTM Payroll & HR
? ? ?Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency? has partnered with GTM Payroll & HR since 2012. GTM has helped many of our clients establish payroll for their employees. GTM Payroll & HR has been a trusted source in legally paying nanny and household employees since 1991. The team at GTM Payroll & HR are well respected members of the payroll industry, and are members of many associations including the INA (International Nanny Association), APNA (Association of Premier Nanny Agencies), and the American Payroll Association. The goal of GTM¡¯s payroll service is to make Nanny and household payroll processing easy for families. Therefore, being able to spend more?quality family time, rather than spending time figuring out payroll and taxes. The team at GTM Payroll & HR would be happy to do a FREE consultation with your family and go over your payroll and compliance needs. During this consultation, they will give a brief overview of their services and answer any questions you may have.
???? GTM has provided a dedicated website to clients who work with Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency? and families in the community. Click the picture below or visit to learn more about legally paying nannies and household employees and setting up payroll for success.
GTM currently charges $70.00 a month to process payroll, regardless of the payroll frequency.
911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions
Additionally, we recommend 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions. 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions has specialized in providing household employers and their tax preparers real solutions for nanny and household tax compliance since 1993. They are nationally recognized experts in the field of household employment taxes. The 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions team has provided a concierge quality of service over the years to families in all 50 states. They are regularly consulted by media such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal as experts in the industry. The team at 911³Ô¹Ïwork solutions would be happy to do a FREE consultation with your family to go over their service in more detail, and answer any questions you may have. 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions current fee options are listed here
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Payroll Calculator
Below you will find a link to GTM Payroll and HR’s handy payroll calculator. This is an awesome tool to use that will show your family what the estimated payroll tax liability, and overall costs related to legally employing your Nanny or Domestic employee.
Banking Hours is Illegal
This is not only illegal, but it is also considered to be disrespectful of your employee¡¯s time. It can take a negative toll on the employee/family relationship, and make the employee feel as if the employer does not value the employee¡¯s time. Federal laws require that your household employee is paid for each hour worked in a 7-day time frame, and paying overtime for hours worked over 40 hours in a 7-day period (Monday ¨C Sunday). These laws were designed to keep employers from moving hours around to avoid overtime pay. For example, banking hours is where your family would decide to carry hours forward into another work week. This is not allowed and an illegal practice according to the laws of the country.
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Worker¡¯s Compensation
While it is not required in NC for you to have a worker¡¯s compensation policy when employing one person, it is highly recommended. We suggest reaching out to one of the payroll services above, or your insurance agent to help your family establish a worker¡¯s compensation policy. This is a policy that will cover costs if a nanny and domestic employee gets hurt on the job. Do not rely on your homeowners insurance to cover costs in this instance, they will not cover these claims if they arise.
Insurance and Benefit Options
???? Both GTM Payroll & HR and 911³Ô¹Ïwork Solutions can help families navigate providing insurance and other benefits outside of the standard nanny or household professionals’ benefits. These benefits include health insurance options, dental and vision insurance, workers¡¯ compensation, and a 401 K. Below are links to the insurance and benefit options each payroll company provides.
Charlotte’s Best Nanny Agency
980.292.1045
1244 East Blvd, Suite 2D, Charlotte NC 28203
families@charlottesbestnanny.com
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