“By The Way, You Have To Pay Taxes”: A guide for Au Pairs

The truth is, you do have to pay taxes to the IRS for your time in the US as they consider us employees. No buts, don’t listen to anyone else. If you don’t file you may have trouble later asking for a new visa, or any other transactions with the government.

I’m making this guide hoping to make it as simple as possible in plain english. Many of my guides seem to forget most au pairs came here to improve their language and come across as intimidating and confusing. So here I go:

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