About

Created by Families for Families

We’re busy professionals with a household employee too.
Our service was custom designed for people like us.

Our Story

Bill And Stephanie With Their Boys in 1992

In 1992, we were like many busy young couples – both pursuing demanding careers while raising two babies. Life was a blur and we were numb from exhaustion. After a lot of hand-wringing and soul-searching, we decided to hire a nanny to help care for our boys and bring balance and sanity back to our lives. It was the best decision we ever made.

We knew we wanted to do it right – we believe in following the law and we also wanted to do right by our nanny and make sure she received the benefits and protections other working Americans enjoy. It was very important to us that our new employment relationship be established with a foundation of professionalism and legitimacy. She was, after all, taking care of our children.


We first looked into handling the “nanny tax” process ourselves, but all the forms, deadlines, instructions and legal nuances were intimidating. Trying to do it ourselves in our limited free time was a burden we didn’t want to take on – especially in our sleep deprived state. So, we searched for a firm that could handle it all for us – payroll management, tax filing, and employment law guidance – and eliminate our work, worry and risk.

We couldn’t find what we were looking for. So we decided to build it.

After many months of research and planning, we took the exhilarating yet terrifying entrepreneurial leap. We quit our jobs at Ernst & Young and Andersen Consulting and founded Breedlove & Associates. Our mission was to provide these services expertly, efficiently and affordably so we could free families from the tedious paperwork—not to mention the financial and legal risks—associated with household employment.

It was the second-best decision we ever made.

Since then, we’ve served almost 20,000 families in all 50 states, processed more than $1.5 billion in household payroll, and become the go-to experts in this highly-specialized, exceedingly-nuanced segment of tax and labor law. Now hundreds of CPAs, financial managers, trust managers, and household staffing agencies confidently refer clients to us for answers, advice and service.

We’re extremely grateful to all the wonderful families over the years that have put their faith in us. We remind ourselves every day of our mission to serve busy families – and we’re proud to play a role in making life a little easier.

Warmly,
Stephanie & Bill Breedlove