Nanny Pay/gas

The federal government and most major companies reimburse at 50 cents per mile; that includes wear and tear on the car. 30 cents a mile seems pretty fair to me.

When we had a nanny, she drove one of our cars so we didn't have to reimburse for gas, but yes - I would have reimbursed if she used her own car.

Nanny rates vary depending on city and region, but from what I've read on here, some where between $10 - 15 hour is pretty typical. In addition to the duties you've already listed, you should expect her to be coming up with ideas of things to play with your younger son... and certainly no TV or texting while she's at work.

On www.irs.gov, the current mileage reimbursement for business expenses, which this would be, is $0.555 per mile. This rate is valid thru Dec 2011, at which time they will change it up or down based on their criteria...

I am dealing with this as well. We will be starting a nanny soon. Do I wait and see if she brings it up or bring it up forthright. I imagine she will be using her own car own the majority of the time. This is all just so very confusing and expensive. My husband is reimbursed 51 cents per mile. You can check on irs.gov for current rate and it typically increases a penny or two each year. So thirty cents is a "deal".

If you can, have her drive your car when she is running errands involving your children. Then a bi-weekly gas gift card for getting to and from work should be fine. If you believe you are paying her a fair wage, and she still does not like it, there are plenty of people who would love to have part-time nanny work.

we dont reimburse gas for our nanny and 3 days a week my daughter has scheduled activites/classes that she goes to. once a quarter or so i will give our nanny a gas station gift card as a bonus, but this was part of the requirements (all the driving) when she accepted the position.

Well I told my ex-nanny that her gas was included in her weekly pay, as long as we didn't ask her to drive any extra trips. Or if she caused the trip then it was on her. The going rate for gas in the corporate world is somewhere around $.50 mile...so it seems fair what she is asking. But is her salary decreased when she is not responsible for both boys? Are you not paying her fairly to begin with?

My younger sister makes $600 a week before taxes for 36-44 hours of work. She does a lot of the same stuff.

The Tax code stipulates how much an employer should reimburse per mile. I believe it was over .40 last year. You can look it up online. It changes based on gas prices per year.

I get reimbursed .50 per mile for my corporate job and my miles do not carry such precious cargo