2007-03-09 10:30:33 · 7 answers · asked by jenn11989 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Social Security number is one of the profs required on the I-9 form that you needed every employee fill out in order to see if they are legal to hire.
If you have not had your employees fill out an I-9 you probably should do that quickly so you can make certain you are good with the government. If this guy refuses to do that, than you can assume he is an illegal alien and fire him.
You can download a copy of an I-9 at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf
Unfortunately, you can not force him to supply you the number and the government will not give it to you.
2007-03-09 10:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by jks_mi 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You were supposed to get that when they started working for you - how did you withhold their taxes if you didn't have a W-4 on file?
If they are still working for you, you should demand they fill out a W-4 if they want to stay employed. If they are no longer working for you, you have a problem. You could call the IRS and talk to them about it.
If they are an independent contractor and not an employee, you'd have them fill out a W-9 instead of a W-4, but you were supposed to get that also when they started doing work for you.
2007-03-09 13:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is the person an employee, and independent contractor, or neither?
If he is an employee, then you have not paid the employer share of SS and medicare. So I assume he is not an employee.
If he is an independent contractor, then although you should have issued a 1099, I would deduct the expenses on your return anyway. If audited, you must have records that you paid him and you may get fined for not issuing a 1099.
The other possibility is that he is neither, and doesn't consider himself to be an employee or contract labor for you. His services may not be deductible under contract labor. They could be deductible under repairs and maintenance, for example. In this case, he doesn't have to provide you with an SSN.
2007-03-09 16:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't since that is not available anyway. Someone who is not willing to give you his social security number is hiding from someone. It could be IRS or the courts, child support, law enforcement. You don't want this person around, no matter how good an employee he or she is. He or she will be a problem in the future.
Good luck
2007-03-09 10:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by gbdelta1954 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know how you managed to hire someone and not get their SS#.
You need to let your accountant worry about it. If you have to take a loss on this, you will have learned an expensive lesson.
2007-03-09 10:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by The Rabbi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have demanded that up front before you even paid them. What type of work are you talking about?
2007-03-09 10:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You get it from them before they start working for you. Otherwise you have no recourse, and no leverage - you paid them, they have the $$, and they may not cooperate (especially if they don't want to declare their earnings as income.)
2007-03-09 10:36:00 · answer #7 · answered by Mel 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋