<prompt> Human: I hope Im in the right subreddit. We recently had to hire a babysitter for our son 3 days a week. Shes a friend of the family and we have never done this before. My question is what do I do about taxes. Do I have her as a 1099 employee or do I take out taxes and remit them on her behalf? I want to do right by everybody in this situation I just dont know where to start any help would be appreciated thanks.  <response>: If you are going to put that as child care expense on your taxes, 1099. Talk to your accountant about the necessary info you will need. Also, you can find 1099 templates after an easy google search. Lastly, I would just give them cash, and call it a day. 