The tax issues when employing a nanny do not stop with the tax and National Insurance on her salary
KEY POINTS
- Secondary National Insurance contributions are due on a nanny’s pay.
- Tax arising on the provision or use of a car for the carer.
- Problems with paying a net rather than a gross salary.
- Remember other benefits such as accommodation gym membership and health insurance.
Various forms of childcare are available to parents in the UK. Nurseries and childminders involve contractual arrangements with third parties but in the case of nannies the parents are the employer which may give rise to unexpected complexities.
The difference between a self-employed carer and an employed one will often be clear but sometimes the position will not be obvious for example when a family member is providing childcare or when a childminder starts to work exclusively with one family and...
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