As you gather up your financial statements and fire up the tax software, I wanted to direct you to the Cultural Care website where you can find detailed information on how hosting an au pair may affect your tax bill.

For your convenience, here is a link to the information for Host Families:

http://infosource.family.culturalcare.com/during-your-year/insurance-health-social-security-and-tax-information/taxes-and-financial-matters.aspx

as well as for au pairs:

http://infosource.aupair.culturalcare.com/during-your-year/insurance-health-social-security-and-tax-information/taxes-and-financial-matters.aspx