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Then there is Medicaid maybe in parents future. You are going to have to account for the money spent on caregivers. From what has been mentioned on this forum, aides are not considered self employed. You r the employer and as such need to deduct taxes and SS. Its not really fair to those working that they don't receive SS credit. Then as mentioned family members vs actual employees.
In my State minimum wage is $10 an hr. This is average payment for an aide in my area. I would check with your local Labor Department to see how you should handle these employees.
I just had to help someone with the difference between a W2 form and a 1099. A W2 form is for employees only, you worked for the income. A 1099 is used for things like dividends, pensions, SS, interest on bank accts, CDs...any income you need to pay taxes on that you didn't work for, your not an employee. Since you will be hiring someone, I don't think a 1099 can be issued. It will have to be a W2 form. And this will need to show taxes deducted. This is my thinking so talk to the labor board and maybe a CPA. I would get my ducks in a row because what u do now could effect you parent later on.
By the way, I have heard that babysitters are paid minimum wage now. An aides responsibilities are going to be much more.
Yes, I'm not a person that believes a parent needs to stay in their home to be happy. It seems the caregivers need to be happy and know how to kindly transition them! However, other family members feel strongly otherwise, and my parent also is competing with all of her friends and tracking who dies in their home and who got moved out by their children! Somehow the ones that die in their homes get a prize of some sort? They still die, right? Geez! I guess we may all be there one day competing in the same way? Even though I swear I will never be like that with my children! We'll see, right?!
The pay has to be set up in a contract.
Hired caregivers would be paid market rate.
This is to extend parents money and provide them care in their home for as long as possible.
Just my 2 cents!!
This is not a primary income stream for anyone. No self-employment taxes on their income.