Hiring an assistant! Please HELP!

[Imagination's Creations]

Im new to this page and am LOVING it so far! So much knowledge and experience!

Im a provider in Dekalb Il. Im currently working on expanding to a group home, but will need a second assistant when school age kids are here. (My husband is my full time assistant and I think we're some sort of a dynamic duo!) Im thinking of hiring a family friends daughter for school holidays off and school vacations so I can have more kids. Im wondering if I need to tax her? How to go about that? Do I need to tax if its under a certain amount? I dont pay my husband ( I know, lucky him ),so Ive never had to figure this out before! Any advide to direct me in the right direction would be super helpful!

[Imagination's Creations]

Oh, also... do I have to pay her hourly? Can I pay her by the day? She's 15 years old.

[butterfly]

I'd check with licensing. Here an assistant under the age of 18 would not allow me to accept any more children. I could have them help, but they wouldn't qualify as an assistant.

[Annalee]

I'd check with licensing. Here an assistant under the age of 18 would not allow me to accept any more children. I could have them help, but they wouldn't qualify as an assistant.

Assistants have to be 18 here as well!

[Imagination's Creations]

I'd check with licensing. Here an assistant under the age of 18 would not allow me to accept any more children. I could have them help, but they wouldn't qualify as an assistant.

Well, I know I can have her as an assistant. I just dont know how to pay her or how to go about it.

[Blackcat31]

Well, I know I can have her as an assistant. I just dont know how to pay her or how to go about it.

This might have your answers. If the first article doesn't, make sure to click on the links to other articles.

http://www.tomcopelandblog.com/2011/04/the-many-responsibilities-of-hiring-an-employee.html