Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 days agoAriana Grandelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.2Karrow-down1imageAriana Grandelemmy.blahaj.zoneFlorencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square121linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoThis assumes they are still paid normally, and have taxes withheld by their employer. I know plenty of people, immigrant and natural-born citizen alike, that get paid under the table in cash, without paying any taxes.
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoThat would require the employer cooking the books to hide income payments they’d otherwise report to IRS & state revenue departments. Often enough, illegal immigrants simply provide an ITIN (proof of work authorization & legality isn’t required to get one) or fake social security number & I-9 documents, so payroll is withheld anyway. That’s easier for the employer & is how I’ve seen it done.
This assumes they are still paid normally, and have taxes withheld by their employer. I know plenty of people, immigrant and natural-born citizen alike, that get paid under the table in cash, without paying any taxes.
That would require the employer cooking the books to hide income payments they’d otherwise report to IRS & state revenue departments. Often enough, illegal immigrants simply provide an ITIN (proof of work authorization & legality isn’t required to get one) or fake social security number & I-9 documents, so payroll is withheld anyway. That’s easier for the employer & is how I’ve seen it done.