Carol Anne Matina

Meet 2 great au pairs below:
Save 750.00 off the program fee plus it is free to apply (till 1/24) to host an au pair with an unbelievable matching pool for
your families childcare needs.  Au pairs can work up to 45 flexible hours around your schedule.  This makes childcare
reliable, convenient and flexible.  The average weekly cost to host an au pair is under 340. per wk.  Au pairs need their
own bedroom. Male/female, infant qualified can drive your children to their activities, prepare light meals,
take care of childrens household duties.

Xiaoyun 23, from China

Au pair ID: CHI
Available no
Acquired driver’s license in May, 2010
Interests and hobbies: Free time I like to watch movies, I think movies can ease the pressures of life. If the money I w…
As Asians, I am very interested in Western culture, I hope one day into their lives can truly experience the different cultures. Happened, I work at home children’s education, and the au pair program is very consistent. I would like to participate…

Monique 19, from Brazil

Au pair ID: BRZ
Available now
Qualified to care for infants (children under age 2)
Acquired driver’s license in October, 2010
Interests and hobbies: All these entertainment things in nowadays is really type of everybody. I always go to the cinema…
I want to an Au Pair because it’s the chance to be in another country, meet new friends, meet a new culture, be fluent in english, and study. This is an oportunity that I’ll take, it isn’t easy, I know, but is an only experience for the rest of my…

For more information please
call/text
Carol Anne
516-695-6188

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040nr.pdf

Important Au Pair Tax Information

• The IRS considers au pairs to be “employees” of the host family for tax reasons, even though they are in the United States on a “cultural exchange” visa.  This means that au pairs are required to file U.S. individual income tax returns even though many au pairs will not owe any taxes
• By April 15, the au pair should file form 1040NR-EZ or 1040NR to report his or her au pair stipend for the previous calendar year
• In order to file income taxes in the United States, all au pairs need to have either a social security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (”ITIM”)
• Au pairs are allowed to claim a personal exemption for themselves, but are not eligible for the standard deduction in their tax filing.   As stated above, au pairs are not considered “students” by the IRS so they are also not eligible to exclude au pair wages from gross income under the student article of any U.S. income tax treaty
• Because the maximum tax burden for the vast majority of au pairs is less than $1,000, there is usually no need for the au pair to make quarterly estimated payments, or to have the host family withhold taxes.  There are some exceptions to this rule which are explained in our more detailed guide which is downloadable above.

For more information on taxes please go into your infosource and search taxes.

Taxes are paid from January 1- December 31st therefore if you arrived in the summer you are only here 6 of those months, or if you arrived in September, you are only here 4 months, so count your weeks.

Thank you

Carol Anne

margo.przybylski@ncc.edu

516-572-8081

Hello Au pairs,

Please discuss the classes below with your host family.  It does involve weekends.  They are great classes with travel and from the au pairs in my group who have taken these classes, they loved it.  Remember that the host family is only responsible for 250.

Reminder…Last educational course of 2011 begins in 5 days, on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23!
Washington, DC - Monuments & Memorials
Class Dates: Sunday, October 23, Sunday, November 13, Sunday, November 20
Tour Date:  November 25-27, 2011
Tuition Price: $369 (tuition price includes the tour)

——- Spring 2012 ——-

California Dreamin’
Class Dates: Sunday, January 22, Sunday, January 29, Saturday, February 11
Tour Date:  Various dates to choose from in 2012

Boston
Class Dates: Sunday, February 5, Sunday, February 12, Sunday, February 26
Tour Date:  March 17-18, 2012

Montreal, Canada
Class Dates:  Sunday, March 18, Sunday, March 25, Sunday, April 15
Tour Date:  May 11-13, 2012

Niagara Falls Course 1
Class Dates:  Sunday, April 22, Sunday, April 29, Sunday, May 20
Tour Date:  June 1-3, 2012

Niagara Falls Course 2
Class Dates:  Saturday, April 21, Saturday, April 28, Saturday, May 19
Tour Date:  June 8-10, 2012

Washington, DC/Philadelphia
Class Dates:  Saturday, June 16, Sunday, June 24, Sunday, July 8
Tour Date:  July 13-15, 2012

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Cultural Hi-Ways
1.800.979.1872
info@culturalhiways.net
www.culturalhiways.net

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”  (St. Augustine)

Hello everyone,

The website for Clark Gardens in Albertson made a mistake on their website.  The first night of their Spooky Walk is Thursday, 10/27.  Therefore there is no meeting on Wednesday for our group at that location.  I will email a different date.  If you do want a fun night out with your friends please go, it is a lot of fun.  Thank you

Carol Anne

Please join us at our annual Spooky Walk on Wednesday Oct. 27th  at 8pm at the main entrance for our au pair meeting.  We will have other au pair groups there as well.  Dress warm and be prepared to be scared!!!!!!

If it should rain -  please meet me at my home for our meeting and sign in.  Text me if any confusion  516-695-6188.  Please get directions before you come and parking can take longer than expected.  I will be there by 8pm.  Thank you  Carol Anne

ANNUAL SPOOKY WALK:

Wednesday, October 27^th; Thursday, October 28^th;

Friday, October 29^th; 6:00pm – 9:00pm each night

For three nights, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, the Swamp

Monster and many of their scary friends will descend on

Clark Botanic Garden and make it their Spooky Garden

home. In addition to our scary guests for three nights, you’ll 

enjoy DJ music and costumes that will astound you. All

minors must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments 

will be available.

$4.00 ADMISSION

Clark Botanic Garden is located at 193 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson. For additional information on any of these events, please call (516) 484-8600.

http://www.northhempstead.com/content/4145/4994.aspx

As you may already know, at the end of each au pair’s program term there is a 30-day grace period often referred to as the “additional month”. Many au pairs use this grace period as a means of traveling in the U.S. before returning home. During this time, an au pair is not covered by the health insurance she/he benefits from during her/his program term. To ensure that all au pairs are covered by insurance throughout his/her stay in the U.S., Cultural Care will now require all au pairs choosing to stay for any portion of his/her 30-day grace period to have proper insurance coverage during this time in order to book a return flight through Cultural Care. Any au pair who arrived to the U.S. on January 1, 2011 or later, or whose extension term ends on January 1, 2012 or later, will be subject to this new requirement. This requirement protects au pairs from potentially incurring the full cost of expensive medical treatment in the event of an accident or illness.

Au pairs choosing to stay in the U.S. through their grace period have two options for insurance coverage:

• They may extend their current coverage by purchasing the “Additional Month Insurance” available through their online account in the Au Pair Store for $125 or $150 if they choose to include a sports supplement. This insurance must be purchased on or before their legal departure date.
• Au pairs may also provide proof of their own insurance policy that would cover them through their grace period. This coverage must match the minimum coverage requirements, determined by the Department of State. For more information regarding coverage requirements, please refer to this document, which is also available on the insurance page of the au pair online account.

If an au pair is not staying through his/her grace period:

• She/he does not need to provide proof of insurance before requesting a return flight, however she/he must request to fly home directly after the last legal working day.
• Please note that in some cases, Cultural Care may need to book the return flight on a date several days into the additional month based on flight availability. Should this occur, the au pair will not need to purchase Additional Month Insurance and Cultural Care will provide interim insurance coverage until the arranged departure date.

85th ANNUAL FEAST OF SAN GENNARO
TO BE CELEBRATED SEPTEMBER 15-25, 2011

The 85th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, New York City’s longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival in the United States, will be held Thursday, September 15, through Sunday, September 25, 2011, on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants who came here seeking to improve their lives beginning in the early part of the 20th century.

www.sangennaro.org

• JOIN HUNDREDS OF AU PAIRS IN THE ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY SCAVENGER HUNT
• Sunday September 18^th
• Au pairs arrive at 10:30 AM
• Location Foley Square ( Thomas Paine Park) by the county court house Worth, Pearl and Centre Streets New York, NY 10004
• Brand new location, Brand new, revised booklet and concept.  Au Pairs will have to find locations, take pictures, answer some questions and find items and the first 3 -4 teams back with every item completed will win. It will be a race/scavenger hunt.
• Each team will need to have at least 1 digital camera.
• Each au pair is asked to make a $1.00 donation to kids first

Please email me and let me know if you will be participating, it is a fun time and great to meet so many au pairs.

Also a reminder that the San Gennaro Feast will be going on in Little Italy on Mulberry Street.

Thank you

Carol Anne