"Bobbie" <keyj[at]aol.com> wrote:

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The IRS should be quite interested in talking to your Employer.

Des

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Bobbie wrote:

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First thought is to find another job. And yes, I'm serious.

No, not legal, and it makes no difference as to form of
payment. whether by check, cash, eggs or butter.

Cheer$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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"Bobbie" <keyj[at]aol.com> wrote:

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Start reading here,
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/...122521,00.html

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keyj[at]aol.com says...

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You have three questions. My answers are in order:

1) Look for another job.
2) No
3) No

You are an employee of the cafe because it's difficult to be
an independent contractor (IC) when the services must be
performed on the employer's property and according to
his/her schedule. The employer may try to convince you that
you are better off as an IC but he is the one who is better
off. He saves on his half of Social Security taxes. He is
avoiding worker's compensation payments (If you get hurt on
the job, you will have little recourse against the
employer.), and he isn't paying unemployment taxes.

Once you have found another job, report him to your state's
Department of Labor.

Gary

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If a person works for a small cafe as a waitress and the
employer tells them to pay their own taxes,what should they
do?Is this legal?Does it make a difference if the employer
pays them in cash?

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