Free tools and plain answers for paying a caregiver
Everything KinPayroll publishes, in one place — interactive checks that answer the questions families actually ask, guides without the jargon, and the household-employer rules for your state. All free, no account needed. General information, not tax advice.
Tools
Interactive and specific to your situation — start here rather than with an article.
1099 or W-2? The classification check
Answer a few fact questions about who controls the work and get the IRS-rule answer for your caregiver — including the agency case. Free, nothing saved.
Run the checkCaregiver tax calculator
Enter a wage and see the employer taxes, the caregiver's take-home, and what a year of care actually costs — federal estimates for any state.
Open the calculatorAm I a household employer?
A two-minute quiz on the wage thresholds that decide whether household-employer taxes apply to you this year.
Take the quizPay agreement template
A plain-language written agreement to set the wage, schedule, and duties with your caregiver before the first payday.
Get the templateReading
Guides library
Short, plain-language guides to household-employer taxes, year-end forms, Medicaid record-keeping, and the cost of care.
Browse the guidesBest household payroll services
An honest comparison of the major household-payroll options — prices verified against each provider's own site — including where KinPayroll isn't the right fit.
Read the comparisonHousehold-employer rules in your state
Every state page covers the federal rules (those are the same everywhere) plus where to register with your state’s two agencies. Federal tax estimates for all 50 states — state income tax in 34 states and counting. In the remaining states we still run full federal payroll and point you to the right agencies — state income-tax withholding there isn’t automated yet, and a few states don’t offer household withholding at all.
- Alabama
- AlaskaNo state income tax on wages
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- CaliforniaState income tax included
- ColoradoState income tax included
- ConnecticutState income tax included
- DelawareState income tax included
- District of Columbia
- FloridaNo state income tax on wages
- GeorgiaState income tax included
- HawaiiState income tax included
- IdahoState income tax included
- IllinoisState income tax included
- IndianaState income tax included
- IowaState income tax included
- KansasState income tax included
- KentuckyState income tax included
- LouisianaState income tax included
- MaineState income tax included
- MarylandState income tax included
- MassachusettsState income tax included
- MichiganState income tax included
- MinnesotaState income tax included
- MississippiState income tax included
- MissouriState income tax included
- Montana
- Nebraska
- NevadaNo state income tax on wages
- New HampshireNo state income tax on wages
- New JerseyState income tax included
- New MexicoState income tax included
- New YorkState income tax included
- North Carolina
- North DakotaState income tax included
- Ohio
- OklahomaState income tax included
- OregonState income tax included
- PennsylvaniaState income tax included
- Rhode IslandState income tax included
- South CarolinaState income tax included
- South DakotaNo state income tax on wages
- TennesseeNo state income tax on wages
- TexasNo state income tax on wages
- UtahState income tax included
- VermontState income tax included
- VirginiaState income tax included
- WashingtonNo state income tax on wages
- West VirginiaState income tax included
- WisconsinState income tax included
- WyomingNo state income tax on wages
See where you stand — free, in about two minutes.
Start free, track what you pay, and know exactly when household-employer taxes kick in.
Free accountNo credit cardFederal tax estimates for all 50 states — state income tax in 34 states and counting