Mick Mulvaney: Failing to Pay Nanny Tax on Babysitter a ‘Mistake’

[excerpt MULVANEY In 2000 ░░░░░░░░ had triplets When they ░░░░░░░░ home we hired someone ░░░░░░░░ help my wife take ░░░░░░░░ of the children In ░░░░░░░░ mind she was a ░░░░░░░░ She did not live ░░░░░░░░ us She did not ░░░░░░░░ the night there She ░░░░░░░░ not cook she did ░░░░░░░░ clean she did not ░░░░░░░░ the children she helped ░░░░░░░░ wife with the kids ░░░░░░░░ did not consider her ░░░░░░░░ household employee for purposes ░░░░░░░░ and did not withhold ░░░░░░░░ didn t think about ░░░░░░░░ until 2 days after ░░░░░░░░ president had nominated me ░░░░░░░░ this positions And during ░░░░░░░░ transition I got a ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever had ░░░░░░░░ babysitter a nanny or ░░░░░░░░ pair or governess whatever ░░░░░░░░ I said yes And ░░░░░░░░ they sent me an ░░░░░░░░ circular First time I ░░░░░░░░ seen it i read ░░░░░░░░ and it d made ░░░░░░░░ clear to me that ░░░░░░░░ had made a mistake ░░░░░░░░ that the IRS viewed ░░░░░░░░ babysitter as a household ░░░░░░░░ for whom we should ░░░░░░░░ withheld taxes I did ░░░░░░░░ only thing I knew ░░░░░░░░ do which is simply ░░░░░░░░ everybody who I thought ░░░░░░░░ care I told the ░░░░░░░░ I told the transition ░░░░░░░░ I called my CPA ░░░░░░░░ I said look what ░░░░░░░░ the best way to ░░░░░░░░ this It s a ░░░░░░░░ It s been made ░░░░░░░░ now know about it ░░░░░░░░ do we fix it.”