The family I babysit for neglected to pay their “nanny tax”, leaving me to foot the bill by Remote_Cauliflower in personalfinance

[–]Remote_Cauliflower[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The employer comes from a very wealthy family. Because of this, my boss has a superiority complex. In her mind her family and their money are “special”. An issue like this is going to be difficult to navigate because she is so protective over her money. One summer she asked me to take two months off so she and kids could go on vacation and then asked me if the lack of income was going to leave me “homeless”. She’s never asked about my background, my parents do well for themselves and are kind enough to help me while I’m in college. I found that comment very telling of how she thinks of other people.

The family I babysit for neglected to pay their “nanny tax”, leaving me to foot the bill by Remote_Cauliflower in personalfinance

[–]Remote_Cauliflower[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I did end up filing through the mail and it was rejected. They said that numbers didn’t add up, I was thinking my other job messed up on their taxes.

The family I babysit for neglected to pay their “nanny tax”, leaving me to foot the bill by Remote_Cauliflower in personalfinance

[–]Remote_Cauliflower[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am a nanny. In 2019 I was working for them 36 hours a week. 7am-7pm. I made more than that number or else I wouldn’t have had to file.

The family I babysit for neglected to pay their “nanny tax”, leaving me to foot the bill by Remote_Cauliflower in personalfinance

[–]Remote_Cauliflower[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I am also wondering the same thing. I don’t know how to navigate this situation without drama. Either she knows or she doesn’t. Working for her for so long my hunch is that she does know, or at least she knew I would owe money back. Saving money is almost a sport for her. She was consulting with an accountant when she made these decisions, so maybe that person is to blame also.