Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-21 day agoAriana Grandelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1imageAriana Grandelemmy.blahaj.zoneFlorencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square121linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day 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.
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.