Nanny
payroll, on the House.
House prepares the pay, the withholding and every form — you send the money in one click, however you already pay.
Set up in about ten minutes. All 50 states. Works for a nanny, a caregiver, a housekeeper — anyone you employ at home.
Hiring help at home makes you an employer.
We make it feel like it doesn't.
Forms, withholdings, filings — all the back office support you and your staff need.
The paperwork, prepared
W-4, I-9, W-2, W-3 and Schedule H, expertly prepared and prepared to file.
The math, already right
Federal withholding, FICA, FUTA, your state's SUTA, wage caps and overtime — prepared with care every pay period.
The calendar, kept for you
Quarterly estimates and year-end filings are waiting for you, so tax time is a review rather than a scramble.
The money stays yours. We show the exact amount and the exact date; you send it straight to your nanny on whatever you already use. Nothing passes through us, so nothing is off-limits and nobody takes a cut on the way through.
Venmo
Cash App
Zelle
PayPal
- Direct deposit
Bitcoin
USDC
Tether
- Paper check
- Cash
Your dashboard.
Ready to process.
Year-to-date pay, what to set aside, the next payday and this week's paycheck broken out to the cent — with a ready-to-print stub for your nanny. No spreadsheet, no guessing.
One shared calendar.
Everyone on the same page.
Plan shifts, holidays and family activities somewhere the whole household can see them. The hours tally themselves and flow straight into Friday's payroll — no paper timesheets, nothing to re-key.
Built for every household employer.
Nanny, caregiver or housekeeper — if you hire someone to work in your home and you direct the work, the payroll is the same.
Childcare
Nannies · Babysitters · Au pairsOvertime, guaranteed hours, a real contract, and the W-2 that unlocks your Dependent Care FSA.
ExploreSenior & elder care
Caregivers · Aides · CompanionsPaying a caregiver for a parent or loved one? Overnights, live-in hours and mileage, kept clean.
ExploreHousehold staff
Housekeepers · Estate staff · AssistantsW-2 or 1099, House handles both — the right contract, the right paperwork, and clean records either way.
ExplorePaying a spouse, a child under 21 or a parent? Special exemptions can apply — and cooks, gardeners and drivers count too.
Take the 60-second quizKnow who you're hiring.
Don't Trust. Verify.
Your household staff need to be trustworthy. Run a nationwide criminal, driving and credit check to be sure.
Start free. Upgrade only if you want to.
Everything a household employer actually needs — the payroll, the calendar, the stubs, the year-end figures — is on the free plan, for as long as you use it. Plus adds the concierge extras.
- Pay from your own Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or Zelle
- Unlimited calculations, overtime & withholdings
- Schedule calendar & PTO tracking
- Contract builder
- Printable pay stubs & quarterly tax estimates
- W-2, W-3 & Schedule H figures
- Nanny's read-only employee portal
- Unlimited household workers
- W-2 e-file for the SSA
- Pre-filled official IRS PDFs
- Guided onboarding with e-signatures
- Tax-deadline reminders
- QuickBooks, Xero & Wave journal entries
- Annual background check, on request
No per-employee fees and no contract. Cancel Plus whenever you like and keep the free plan.
The free plan is paid for byPMI Ninja
They help homeowners cancel private mortgage insurance they no longer owe, and in return they cover what it costs to run the free plan for every household here — the hosting, the tax engine and every year-end form. You never become their customer, and they never see your household's data.
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Free vs. Plus, at a glance.
| Feature | Free | Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Pay your own way — Venmo, Zelle, cash, direct deposit | Included on Free | Included on Plus |
| Unlimited payroll & tax math, all 50 states | Included on Free | Included on Plus |
| Shared calendar, timecards & PTO | Included on Free | Included on Plus |
| Pay stubs & year-end W-2, W-3 and Schedule H figures | Included on Free | Included on Plus |
| Contract builder & employee portal | Included on Free | Included on Plus |
| Household workers | 1 | Unlimited |
| Pre-filled official IRS PDFs & W-2 e-file | — | Included on Plus |
| Accounting, TurboTax & H&R Block exports | — | Included on Plus |
| Guided onboarding with e-signatures | — | Included on Plus |
| Tax-deadline reminders & priority support | — | Included on Plus |
| Background, driving & credit check | — | 1/yr per worker |
Screening is always requested by you and never run automatically — a report is only pulled when you ask for it and the candidate consents. Everything else is included in the plan it sits under.
Questions families ask.
Does House pay my nanny or move my money?
No — on purpose. You keep paying your nanny however you do now: Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, direct deposit, check or cash. House works out the net amount and the taxes to set aside, then generates the stub and the year-end forms. Your money never passes through us.
How do I know the numbers are right?
House uses the same methods a paid service does: federal income tax via the IRS percentage method, FICA at the correct wage caps, FUTA, and your state's income-tax and unemployment (SUTA) rules — with overtime handled automatically. The figures are built to hold up on your W-2 and Schedule H at tax time.
What does my nanny get out of being paid on the books?
A real work history — the thing that makes a mortgage or a car loan possible — plus Social Security and Medicare credits, unemployment protection, and a W-2 to file with. On your side, that same W-2 is what makes your Dependent Care FSA usable. Our nanny-tax guide covers the thresholds in plain English.
Is my nanny a W-2 employee or a 1099 contractor?
Almost always a W-2 employee. You control when, where and how the work is done, which is the IRS test for employment. Setting it up as W-2 from the start keeps it clean for both of you, and we handle the difference. See W-2 vs. 1099.
Does it work with QuickBooks, TurboTax or my accountant?
Yes — one click each. Your year exports as balanced double-entry journal entries for QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave, FreshBooks and Sage; as a native .IIF general journal for QuickBooks Desktop; and as a tax-return worksheet that labels every figure with the W-2 box or Schedule H line it belongs in. Everything downloads as a file — we never connect to your accounting software. The plain payroll register is free; the accounting and tax-prep formats are part of Plus.
Is my nanny's data safe?
Sensitive fields like SSNs are encrypted and never exposed to the browser, and we never sell your data. Your nanny's information stays private to your household.
Do right by your nanny.
Down to the last form.
Ten minutes to set up, and the rest of it is already handled.
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