Taxes &

Steps for hiring me..

  • Hi! Please note, you are in charge of learning how to be an “employer”, this guide is simply a reminder of what you should expect for my hiring process. Thank you!

  • Contact leads you to a short questionnaire that you can submit and I will reach out within 48-72 hrs that I received your email.

  • Upon contacting you back, we may set up a phone screening to introduce ourselves, discuss cares, discuss contract, & you can expect to be emailed a contract (for review purposes only).

    • The phone screening will also allow me to take down information on the possible client & what is expected of me so that those duties can be added to the contract.

      • Reminder: I ONLY provide Non-medical private care. Please refer here for my Rates & Services.

  • Over the phone, we may decide to continue with the process so at that time we will set up an interview date where I can meet the client (you or someone else). In the interview, we will go over the contract in person to discuss questions and possible additions to it.

    • Along with discussing the contract, we will discuss taxes and percentages.

  • The decision is not final on the interview date. I will take up to 14 days to decide if this is a good fit for me, and you will have the same 14 days to think about it. Once the 14 days are over and if you have not decided/responded, the hiring process will end.

  • To be an “employer”, you must have an EIN number & be registered in WI through WI DOR.

  • If/when we set up a start-date, this will include Paid Orientation (30 minutes before the first shift begins).

    • During the orientation, you must provide a W4 form for me to fill out, which I’ve attached here, Forms and Filing information.

      • W4 form makes me your official employee. (yay!)

Filing my taxes are your responsibility as the employer:

  • Taxes are to be withheld from my earningseach pay period- Federal income (if applicable), State income (if applicable), Social Security, and Medicare.

    • Federal tax withholdings have to be agreed upon and are based on my Tax Bracket

    • State tax withholdings for cash wages of $3000 or more in 2026, range from 3.5% tax to 7.65% tax

      • On WI DOR, You will file state taxes quarterly (sometimes monthly) using a WT-6 form and -annually- using a WT-7 form. I’ve attached information on these forms here, Forms and Filing Information.

    • Social Security & Medicare tax withholdings are paid for by both the Employer and Employee (Both parties pay their own total of 7.65% tax - 6.2% for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare)

      • Combined total in Social Security & Medicare tax is 15.3%, every pay period.

  • In 2027, when you file your taxes, you will use the Schedule H form to find the total household employment tax withheld from the year 2026. This form information is here, Forms and Filing information.

* For Tax Purposes *

You are the “employer”, I am the “employee”.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p926

Please refer to the IRS website above which lays out, in detail, how to properly withhold taxes from household employees.

Thank you.