Income

[Anakiii 0]

Ok so my boss pays us super weird. I get 1.50 for every run. 7.25 an hour and all tips. Plus at the end of every night/day he gives us half our hourly. So pay checks for me are around $120 - $200. But i actually make around $2000 a month. For taxes everyone just claims miles for it to equal out cause he doesnt take taxes out himself. I have 0 idea how to file the income part of the k1 visa. Advise is definitely needed. Should i just have a family member sponsor?

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

Do you mean that you are not reporting and paying taxes for the part of your income that he pays cash? You have to.

Also you have to be the sponsor for your fiancées K1 visa. You can have a co-sponsor for some embassies but not all.

[BuiQuang 95]

ur income is illegal.  cash.  no pay taxes.  

 

u can not use illegal income no pay tax for k1 application

[geowrian 22,338]

How does he take taxes out (or does he not take them out)? What do you claim on your tax return?

USCIS is not the IRS. However, if you haven't been claiming some income on your taxes, then they won't be counting that income. You can't say "I want this counted now but not at tax time". So if you want it counted, you need to amend your taxes first. And then you need to show evidence of it (i.e. documentation from your employer or possibly bank statements showing regular deposits over a period of time).

You may be able to use a co-sponsor for the I-134. You can use a joint sponsor for the I-864 during AOS (after getting married in the US).

 

5 hours ago, BuiQuang said:

ur income is illegal.  cash.  no pay taxes. 

It's not illegal income....it's obtained legally. The issue is with reporting of the income, not how it is obtained.

Edited October 7, 2017 by geowrian

[Anakiii 0]

He does not take taxes out at all. My boss and co workers who have worked their for years all told me all i had to do is write my miles down every night and use thoes for my taxes >_<

[Anakiii 0]

On 10/7/2017 at 6:28 AM, Suss&Camm said:

Do you mean that you are not reporting and paying taxes for the part of your income that he pays cash? You have to.

Also you have to be the sponsor for your fiancées K1 visa. You can have a co-sponsor for some embassies but not all.

The embassy we will be using is the one in London

[geowrian 22,338]

That plan for reporting taxes doesn't sound right. If you're employees, then he needs to withhold taxes and issue a W-2. If you're independent contractors, then you need to be reporting the full income received as noted on the 1099 he sends (assuming it's over $600/year), not miles traveled. It sounds like he's trying to evade taxes. This can turn ugly...the IRS does catch up to this eventually, and they will get their money. I'll note again that immigration is not the IRS, but it sounds like you're not going to be able to use most of that income (unless you amend taxes to include the full ~$2000/month in income). If your reported and verifiable income is under the minimum to sponsor your fiancee, then you will need a co sponsor. I believe London allows one.

[LabOz 915]

7 hours ago, geowrian said:

That plan for reporting taxes doesn't sound right. If you're employees, then he needs to withhold taxes and issue a W-2. If you're independent contractors, then you need to be reporting the full income received as noted on the 1099 he sends (assuming it's over $600/year), not miles traveled. It sounds like he's trying to evade taxes. This can turn ugly...the IRS does catch up to this eventually, and they will get their money. I'll note again that immigration is not the IRS, but it sounds like you're not going to be able to use most of that income (unless you amend taxes to include the full ~$2000/month in income). If your reported and verifiable income is under the minimum to sponsor your fiancee, then you will need a co sponsor. I believe London allows one.

Sorry nothing to add just LOL about the part above.

Anakii, do what Geowrian stated above in his post. 

You don't want to owe money to IRS down the road. Might be time to take a trip to H&R block or try their FREE tax preparation on-line.(or a similar company such as taxact.com)

 

https://www.taxact.com/individual-taxes/online/free

 

Steven

[LabOz 915]

@geowrian, i'm trying to send you a PM but it says not accepting. Not sure if you have it turned off or if your message box on VJ just full. 
if you have an email or something just PM me it so I can message you at your email or FB.

 

Thanks

Steven.

[geowrian 22,338]

1 minute ago, LabOz said:

@geowrian, i'm trying to send you a PM but it says not accepting. Not sure if you have it turned off or if your message box on VJ just full. 
if you have an email or something just PM me it so I can message you at your email or FB.

Fixed~ It was full and I cleared out a few old conversations.

[John & Rose 7,239]

23 hours ago, Anakiii said:

He does not take taxes out at all. My boss and co workers who have worked their for years all told me all i had to do is write my miles down every night and use thoes for my taxes >_<

So have YOU filed any tax returns?  That is what you will need to show.  Sounds like this can get ugly real fast so be careful.  I would hate to see the IRS go after you and your employer.  Use your tax returns and get a co-sponsor.  Don't lie but don't offer any additional information that isn't specifically asked for.  Your income may be legal but they way your employer is handling it is not.

[patientguyinlove 92]

I used to work for a guy like that when I was a teenager. We agreed on X dollars per hour before I was hired. When I started working, he told us he would pay us $3 less per hour cash and he would take care of the taxes.

How foolish I was...

We didn't really have a choice other than quit and I really needed the cash (saving for college). 

Someone might have called IRS, but I can't confirm that to be sure. 

 

I'm sure this happens often, but ultimately it comes down to what is reported to the IRS, as @geowrian mentioned.