Travelling with a Nanny

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I was talking to nannyj re being my old Employers!

My charge does nursery 5 mornings a week so I'm only around afternoons & during nursery holidays.

For sure, as long as you're not working for one of my Ex-Employers!

We can regularly be found in Kensington Gardens on sunny days!

I'm in Kensington . We should meet up.

Queen's Park, so yes pretty close!

Have you managed to talk to your Boss?

NannyClaire where in London are you based?

Chocolateface I think you'll find most nannies do know how much tax is being paid by their Employers...We receive wage slips too you know!

Just as well I don't do babysitting then eh!

How would you go about declaring babysitting money?...Would you have to be self-employed?

I'm telling the law. I'm not saying what most people do. Loads of people work for cash from plumbers to builders. You can just never tell if you';ll be picked on. My poor sister who always declared her employed and self employed earnings then got a random tax inspection - all was just about okay but all her NHS colleagues who didn't declare an extra penny weren't investigated. They just jailed a barrister who paid no tax for 7 years and owed over £1m. Plenty of benefit fraudsters end up in court too.

Remember tax inspectors may well be mumsnetters and you can be tracked back via your IP address.

Xenia, are you serious?

I don't know any Nannies who declare babysitting money, how on earth would they be able to prove you were doing it for money???

Inreality, though, most nannies have regular, taxed emplyment,ithe theirwages paid into a bank account, and then earn a few extra pounds for babysitting for another family, paid in cash and spent before it ever sees a bank account. Hands up anyone who declares every penny made on ebay, etc.

Yes, but she has regular hours as a nanny. However remember all income is taxed in the UK - I can't believe people don't relaise that. You make profits from Ebay - they are taxed; you do weekends at car boot sales- that's taxable. You teach piano in your spare time - that's taxed. There is no special category for casual income - you have to put it with your building society interest on your tax return and then you get your tax assessment for it.

Lots of people in the UK have a job as an employee and are taxed at source and then make other income from self employment which they declare and are taxed on. if they don't ultimately they can be put into prison. It's a crime to evade tax.

Regularity of hours and conditions I mean.

I thought some level of regularity was required before you became an employer.

Sorry to worry everyone but even if you are paying tax as an employee you still have to declare and pay tax on babysitting money.

I am no tax expert, but I have worked as a nanny.
When I was working as a nanny in France I did know of one English nanny who had decided to be self emplyed. I don't know why, but the system is possibly different in France. I think any one in England can declare themself self employed. Childminders declare themselves 'self emplyed'. They are not working for anyone, the families who use their services are clients.
It is general practice in this country for nannies to be quoted a 'net' wage, and for the emplyers to sort out their tax, NI, etc. (I bet monst nannies have no idea who much tax their emplyers are paying for them) I think you need to point out to your employers how things work in this country. Try and find something writren down (printed off the web?) to hand to them.

No need to declare babysitting money!

Start looking for a new position now, I'm being deadly seroius!...I stuck an awful position for 9mths & it did me more harm than good as my Employer didn't give me a reference!

If you're very clear about the duties you're prepared to do you'll come across more of a professional than a general dog's body!

I could say much more but I'm in a hurry, will return!

I have 15yrs experience & 11yrs of those are live-in, ask away!

Don't worry about it.

Technically you can have two part time employers who both have to deduct tax etc from the wages they pay. About 20 companies pay me each month and clearly I'm not employed by anyone (I'm not a nanny) but some people with a few different people paying them are employed by a few or in my ex husband's case he was employed by a school and then his other earnings at weekends etc were self employed on which he paid tax but you've told the tax office what you do, you're declaring your income etc so just continue like that for now.

I don't think nannies are ever self employed. It's to do with the fact you work in their home, using their stuff.