My Own Child as Employee and Taxes Question

How do I go about having my child claim the income for working in my child care on her taxes? Do I have to do a W2 or 1099 Misc for her to show on her...

[Margarete]

How many of you hire your kids to do some of the daycare work. What are their ages, jobs, and how much do you pay them.
Right now my daughter...

[lovemykidstoo]

My daughter is 12, almost 13 and is babysitting for the first time for one of my daycare families. She is only babysitting for 2 - 2 1/2 hrs. The children...

[Bkind]

:confused:what things do you have your teen do to help with ur daycare and get paid?
what kind/types of documentation/logs does one keep to use...

[frugalmama4]

Hello again Tom,

I have two minor kids ages (8 & 11) I plan to hire for the home daycare, I have typed up a contract and time cards....

[Jennifer91]

I was wondering if anyone out there pays there own children. I heard of people doing this but wondering if anyone out there has any experience with it?...

[happykidschildcare]

what programs do you recommend for do it yourself'ers??
and Tom if I paid my adult daughter for asst me in daycare, whats the limit of the gift...

Thanks Tom in advance! I am needing your suggestion on hiring my own children...I read in your guides about this and have done what was said. I have...

[odskids]

My sons, 12 and 17, worked for me last summer and were paid weekly. (Of course the older one made more since he was old enough to really assist). In order...