My little brother worked the summer of 2004 for a landscaper. He was paid weekly with a company check that never withheld any taxes, Fica etc. However, my brother worked 40+ hours a week from May until August thinking he was a seasonal employee. When January 2005 came around and my brother never got a W2, he called the landscaper. The landscaper told him he didn't get a W2 because he was "subcontracted labor" and also said he couldn't provide my brother with proof of how much he paid him that year due to a misplaced records. My brother couldn't get his bank records because he had none. He cashed his checks at a check cashing store. Then he does his does his taxes based on what he thinks he was paid. Now he has recieved a letter from the IRS stating he owes them almost more then he earned that summer in taxes and fees. The landscaper has since gone backrupt. Any suggestion on how to help this poor dumb struggling college kid straighten this situation out?
2006-12-03
18:13:52
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WriterChic
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