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I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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I would listen to tacy, she is a certified CMA, this is like a CPA but with the added knowledge of business management, tax planning strategies and such, actually better than a CPA. More knowledge.
This is NOT a in my view situation. You can not claim ignorance with labor laws or IRS. They will nail your hind end if it is not per City, County, State and Federal laws. If you didn't know then you were negligent because you didn't find out. They have no mercy or compassion and the penalties, fees and interest are steep.
Payroll agencies will charge you all of the taxes, insurances and a mark up for their services, all is tax deductible, they will file all of the quarterly and annual reports that everyone with employees are required to file. Some even offer health insurance benefits because essentially they are the employer.
I don't know how it works on your homeowner's insurance policy but workmans comp insurance has a minimum annual fee, my current is 1,250.00 annually, my last one was 1,550.00, so before you balk at the fees of a payroll agency, get quotes and know what you are required to do for all of your government entities. It's not a big deal for someone that does it ,but if you aren't a bookkeeper or accountant you could get into some expensive messes. If you mess up payroll taxes, you will probably get tagged for an audit, they are expensive and stressful. Also, you will get an annual payroll audit for your workmans comp and need to prove that you did everything with your payroll liability correctly and they may want to see financial information (not sure on homeowners policy if this is true) but I have had an audit annually for 30 years.
If you plan on DIY, get tacy to help you or hire someone to get you set up. Please do not think that opinions will be correct.
FF, if you withhold taxes and match SS/Medicare taxes you would be required to send a w2 not a 1099. Those actions make them an employee not a 1099 contractor. Just fyi.
Ps, payroll and staffing agencies are not the same. Payroll handles just that, staffing actually provides the individual and is their employer, you would be the client.
kathr1, you could hire a payroll company to do the paychecks. They will calculate what payroll taxes need to be taken out, and mail out the paycheck to the caregiver. Plus provide the required IRS 1099.
One thing to remember, if you are using a self-employed caregiver, your Mom would need to have a workman's comp policy on her homeowners insurance, just in case the caregiver gets hurt on the job.
Here's my take. The private paid caregiver is self employed. As such, you are not responsible for income taxes to be withdrawn from her salary. What you r responsible for is deducting SS and matching it sending a check to SS every gtr. The 1099 is sent to the IRS to show what you paid the caregiver and he/she is responsible to pay taxes.
Like tacy said, get a good bookkeeper to help u thru this. I may be wrong.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
A.
I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
B.
APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
D.
If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
E.
This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
This is NOT a in my view situation. You can not claim ignorance with labor laws or IRS. They will nail your hind end if it is not per City, County, State and Federal laws. If you didn't know then you were negligent because you didn't find out. They have no mercy or compassion and the penalties, fees and interest are steep.
Payroll agencies will charge you all of the taxes, insurances and a mark up for their services, all is tax deductible, they will file all of the quarterly and annual reports that everyone with employees are required to file. Some even offer health insurance benefits because essentially they are the employer.
I don't know how it works on your homeowner's insurance policy but workmans comp insurance has a minimum annual fee, my current is 1,250.00 annually, my last one was 1,550.00, so before you balk at the fees of a payroll agency, get quotes and know what you are required to do for all of your government entities. It's not a big deal for someone that does it ,but if you aren't a bookkeeper or accountant you could get into some expensive messes. If you mess up payroll taxes, you will probably get tagged for an audit, they are expensive and stressful. Also, you will get an annual payroll audit for your workmans comp and need to prove that you did everything with your payroll liability correctly and they may want to see financial information (not sure on homeowners policy if this is true) but I have had an audit annually for 30 years.
If you plan on DIY, get tacy to help you or hire someone to get you set up. Please do not think that opinions will be correct.
FF, if you withhold taxes and match SS/Medicare taxes you would be required to send a w2 not a 1099. Those actions make them an employee not a 1099 contractor. Just fyi.
Ps, payroll and staffing agencies are not the same. Payroll handles just that, staffing actually provides the individual and is their employer, you would be the client.
One thing to remember, if you are using a self-employed caregiver, your Mom would need to have a workman's comp policy on her homeowners insurance, just in case the caregiver gets hurt on the job.
Like tacy said, get a good bookkeeper to help u thru this. I may be wrong.