What are the statistics of people who get paid under the table; without reporting to IRS?

Answer 1

Nobody has any statistics on this, since people tend to keep it a secret since it's illegal activity. It's a safe bet there is a lot of it though, and not anywhere nearly all among illegal immigrants.

Answer 2

It is clear that about 50% or over of small businesses - pocket SOME amount of cash in doing business. The IRS will never know truly, how can they? -Only a business proprietor, when he places his head on the pillow each night and reviews the day's business, can answer this question...That said...

It is CRIMINAL that the small businessman is being wiped from society by big business and being swallowed up by larger businesses. Hardware and small landscape stores are eaten up by the Walmart and Home Depots of the nation...small hometown petstores, by Petsmart and Petco. Few gas stations change oil or do mechanics anymore. Smogging has become so costly to do, special stations only can handle the cost of the equipment and county/state and federal taxes attributed to such business.

The way of the past is pretty well gone in regard to small businesses. I don't consider them a major threat to state or government funding - but I DO consider the price paid to CEO's accross the nation a larger injustice - I DO consider the fraud "overlooked" by both government AND state to be more widespread.

The big boys need to clean their own houses of corruption before they nail some of the small businessmen who are just trying to survive.

Grace