Am I a Household Employer? The Threshold Quiz
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Whether the household-employer tax rules apply to you comes down to four questions: who controls the work, how much you pay, how fast you pay it, and how old the worker is. Answer them in order — the quiz branches based on your answers — and you’ll get a verdict with concrete next steps. Everything runs in your browser; no data is sent anywhere.
Not sure about a question? The household employer tax guide explains every threshold in IRS-sourced detail, and housekeeper payroll taxes covers the part-time and contractor edge cases.