Comments on: What happens/what should one do when a company doesnt even have a persons w4\’s and takes taxes out?

By: Trish Weishar

Trish Weishar — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:09:26 +0000

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By: joeanimal

joeanimal — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:40:05 +0000

sounds like neighbor in a town close to me that was hiring people under the table, not paying in to their social security funds or any other taxes~!!!

someone snitched, now his bar and property all around it is shut down until further investigation~!!!

this guy cut down a tree on my property a while back, and the village board backed him, cause he is a Good Ol Boy Redneck Drinkin Buddy~!!!

man, Karma i a BI*CH~!!!

By: raichasays

raichasays — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:57:56 +0000

If he wants to keep this job, he should take his next check, make a copy of it and cash it at the bank where the account is.

They have to deduct taxes - it’s the law. Now he has filled out a W-4 so they should be able to do this right.

At the end of the year, they have to give him a W-2 showing everything they withheld. Your friend can then file his income taxes and get back anything that was overpaid.

By: Wally Z

Wally Z — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:55:19 +0000

By law, they have to deduct for taxes whether or not they have a W4. I think they have to assume zero exemptions if they do not have a W4.
The point that your friend did not get a pay stub bothers me and is potentially illegal. You could contact the IRS but you probably will get a better response from your state tax board. If your friend now has a a pay stub, make sure it has his name, social security number AND the employer ID numbers (fed and possibly state). There should be deductions for federal, state and local taxes along with FICA (Social Security) and medicare deductions. If it doesn’t contact your states tax board.

The different business name is possible if the owner is operating under a different business name (known as a DBA, Doing Business As).
There have been some illegal acts where an unscrupulous owner would deduct those taxes and not send it off the the government agencies. So have your friend hang onto the pay stubs and check it against the W2 form he should get after the end of the year. Also he should cash the check at a bank, preferably deposit the entire amount into his checking account so he has a valid audit trail.

By: Cameron K

Cameron K — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:35:42 +0000

Call the IRS, immediately. Sounds like fraud.