Nanny & Household Employer Taxes
Hiring a nanny, caregiver, or housekeeper? Calculate the FICA and FUTA taxes you owe as a household employer, your true all-in cost, and your employee’s take-home pay — plus a 60-second quiz that tells you whether the nanny tax applies to you at all, per IRS Publication 926.
Nanny Tax Calculator 2026
Estimate the household-employer taxes on wages paid to a nanny, caregiver, or housekeeper: Social Security and Medicare once cash wages reach $3,000 for 2026, federal unemployment tax on the first $7,000, your all-in cost as the employer, and your employee’s take-home pay.
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Do I Owe Nanny Tax? 60-Second Check
A short screener that walks the Publication 926 tests in order: whether the worker is your employee rather than self-employed, whether a family exemption applies, and whether expected cash wages cross the 2026 threshold. It gives a fact-framed estimate with the rule behind each answer.
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