A do-it-yourself alternative to HomePay
Full-service nanny payroll costs about $59–$75 a month. If you already pay your nanny yourself, Nannytally works out the Schedule H and W-2 numbers for $9/month or $49/year.
| Nannytally | Care.com HomePay | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | In your browser tab. No install, no account. Your pay records are never uploaded. | Online service |
| Price | Free: Schedule H totals and every check for any number of employees, with 1 employee's W-2 boxes. Pro: $19 for 7 days, $9/month or $49/year. | Listed from $59/month (or $75/month for the higher plan) |
| What it does | Year-end federal nanny tax numbers from your pay log: Schedule H lines, W-2 boxes 1–6, the $3,000 and FUTA tests and checks. Doesn't run payroll, pay anyone, file forms or cover state taxes. | Full-service household payroll: runs payroll, files federal and state forms and payments, with support |
Honest take: if you want someone to run payroll, handle state registrations and file everything for you, a full service like HomePay does far more. Nannytally is for families who pay their nanny themselves and want the year-end federal numbers checked.
Competitor details checked on 2026-10-28 from their public pages: Care.com HomePay pricing. Prices change — check their site for the current offer. Product names are trademarks of their owners; we are not affiliated with them.
FAQ
Does Nannytally file for me?
No. It gives you the numbers for Schedule H and each W-2; you file them yourself (W-2s free through the SSA's Business Services Online).
What does Nannytally do?
It reads a year of paychecks to household employees and works out the federal nanny tax numbers: social security and Medicare (FICA), Additional Medicare, federal income tax withheld and FUTA for Schedule H (Form 1040), and boxes 1–6 of each employee's Form W-2. It doesn't run payroll, pay anyone or file anything.
Is my data uploaded?
No. Your file is read by JavaScript in your browser tab and never sent to us or anyone else. Names and pay aren't stored, so closing the tab clears them. Settings can be saved in this browser.
Do I owe nanny taxes?
For 2026, if you pay one household employee $3,000 or more in cash wages, social security and Medicare are due on all of that person's cash wages (it was $2,800 for 2025). If you pay $1,000 or more in cash wages to household employees in any calendar quarter of 2025 or 2026, you also owe FUTA. Wages to your spouse, your parent, your child under 21 or an employee under 18 (unless household work is their main job) are exempt from social security and Medicare.
What are the rates?
Social security is 6.2% from the employee and 6.2% from you on wages up to $184,500 in 2026; Medicare is 1.45% each with no limit, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare withheld from the employee on wages over $200,000. FUTA is 0.6% of the first $7,000 per employee if you paid your state unemployment tax on time and your state has no credit reduction.
Which files can I use?
CSV, tab-separated or Excel with one row per paycheck: employee, pay date and gross cash pay. Noncash wages, federal income tax withheld and an exempt column are optional. Download the template to see the layout.
What's free?
Importing any number of paychecks, the Schedule H totals, the quarter totals and every check, plus W-2 boxes for one employee on screen and in print (with a footer). Pro shows and prints every employee's W-2 boxes without the footer and exports the W-2 CSV, the paycheck ledger and the Excel workbook.
What isn't covered?
State income tax withholding, state unemployment tax and state new-hire reporting, getting an EIN, filing W-2s or Schedule H for you, and business employers (who use Form 941 and 940 instead). Names, SSNs and addresses go on the real forms — Nannytally never asks for an SSN.
Is this tax advice?
No. Nannytally applies IRS Publication 926 and the Schedule H instructions to the data you provide. Ask your tax adviser what applies to your household.