My employer wrongfully accused me of stealing money from the drawer. And she told my new empolyer that i was fired for stealing from the business. Since this is mest up i want to get back at her. I was being paid under the table, and i am aware this is illegal, but not my choice i needed work. I just want to get her into trouble with some feds or somthing. What can i do?.. Thanks
2006-09-28 04:36:24 · 11 answers · asked by jaredmarkee 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Wasn't your choice?
How horrible that someone held a gun to your head. Otherwise, you'd be just as responsible as she is.
2006-09-28 04:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Are you certain you were being paid "under the table"? It is possible (depending on the amound of time you've worked there), that your "employer" was consideriing you to be a contractor (it happens more than you might think). It is legal in that case to pay someone without withholding tax. It is also legal to pay someone in cash - suspicious, but legal.
In the event this is not the case, then as long as you have been filing tax returns and reporting the income, you're OK. But there is kind of another option. If the employer wasn't taking out taxes, and you believe they should have been, you can file a form SS8, which proves that this person was indeed your employer and should have been paying FICA taxes and Federal and State withholding. This will show that you are trying to do the right thing, and prove that the employer needs to pay half of your Social Security tax.
Let me know if you need more than that!
2006-09-30 12:22:00 · answer #2 · answered by Katie Short, Atheati Princess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget getting her in trouble for the pay issue. You can sue her for telling your current employer you stole. Unless they have proof you did it, they can't tell people you did. This is better known as slander. If you suffered any damage from her doing this, you have a case.
Now if they have proof, you don't have a case and you should just suck it up and get on with your life...and don't steal.
2006-09-28 06:05:56 · answer #3 · answered by extra_37 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely, you can call the local labor department and they will be responsible for all sorts of taxes and other charges. They also won't be able to state that you where a contract worker if they didn't fill out a W-2 for you, which it sounds like they didn't. If you worked overtime you might also be able to collect overtime pay.
WARNING the IRS will probably come after you for taxes which makes the whole issue irrelevant unless they owe you a ton of overtime pay.
2006-09-28 04:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by OT 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Keep in mind you might be liable also for taxes. I believe an employer is allowed to do that within so many hours during a year.
2006-09-28 04:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by dandarlene 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
How terrible. You can probably get her in trouble but you will also be paying taxes on the money you received "under the table". I guess it depends on how long you worked for her.
2006-09-28 04:45:22 · answer #6 · answered by Luvv2travel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes yes yes, they are avoiding unemployment compensation taxes, they will have to pay and be penalized, but you will also have to pay taxes to the feds too, so you'll both be penalized. When you dig one ditch you better dig two....
2006-09-28 06:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by cashmaker81 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will get her in trouble and in turn you will get yourself in trouble. If she was paying you under the table and you knew it was illegal........ummmm, enough said.
My advice keep working and hush.
2006-09-28 05:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by GreeneyedCowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will get in trouble for not paying taxes on your check, she can say you were hired as contract labor.
2006-09-28 04:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes u can! u can probably even get her in trouble with the IRS over taxes.
2006-09-28 04:39:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋