With Poppins, your caregiver gets paid, you get help staying compliant, and your family rests easy.
When it comes to home care, not every size fits all families. Some families go with an agency, and some families choose to keep a parent at home and hire a caregiver directly. That choice comes with real benefits, but also real responsibilities. Poppins exists to help families navigate the legal and financial side of hiring a caregiver, so they can focus on what matters: the relationship and the care itself.
Poppins Features
Explore simple payroll features designed to make hiring and paying a private caregiver easier, more manageable, and compliant.
Stay on track
According to the IRS, if you pay a caregiver more than $3,000 in a year or $1,000 in a quarter, you’re considered a household employer. Poppins helps you get compliant from day one.
Done-for-you registration
We set up your federal and state employer tax accounts, file your state's new hire report, and configure your payroll registrations (where possible) so you're ready to pay legally.
Manage multiple caregivers
Need more than one set of helping hands? Easily set up each caregiver in Poppins, with separate payroll and benefits details based on your terms.
Customizable payroll
Tailor payroll to your needs — add reimbursements (like mileage or meals), track hours, and set custom rates for overnights, live-in care, or variable shifts.
Paycheck calculations
We help manage Social Security, Medicare, unemployment (when applicable), and state and local taxes—so your caregiver can be protected and you can avoid costly mistakes.
Support for you — and your employees
Poppins supports families and caregivers alike—from tax questions to paystubs—with a Boulder-based team ready to help.
Nafeesa Remtilla is the CEO of Poppins Payroll, a company dedicated to helping families legally and simply pay caregivers, including private caregivers for aging parents.
As a working mother who has relied on caregivers herself, Nafeesa brings a personal understanding of the trust, responsibility, and importance of fairly compensating those who provide care.
Founded in 2016 in Boulder, Colorado, Poppins Payroll was created to simplify the confusing and paperwork-heavy process of managing household payroll. Today, the company supports more than 65,000 families across all 50 states by handling payroll calculations, tax withholdings and filings, state requirements, and year-end paperwork. Poppins is especially valuable for families caring for aging loved ones, helping reduce the administrative burden that comes alongside medical appointments, family logistics, and other caregiving responsibilities. With a dedicated support team that answers calls in under 10 seconds, Poppins provides families with guidance and support throughout their caregiving journey.
Make Caregiving Easier for Everyone
Simplify payroll, stay compliant, and give your caregiver the support they deserve. Get started with Poppins today.
FAQs
Find answers to common questions about household payroll, caregiver payments, taxes, compliance, and getting started with Poppins.