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I have a question about extra income that may be kind of difficult to verify. Until recently it's been difficult for me to get another job, but for roughly the last year or so I have had another small job. But it by itself pays so little that I didn;t really bother to mention it in my previous posts since I considered it to be more or less irrelevant. I'm now within a week of getting another part-time job that it also doesn't pay quite enough to meet the fiance visa requirements but comes close to it. The two jobs combined will put me above the income requirement, but the thing is, the smaller job that I have is paid in cash only and the only real proof that I work for this person (my father who owns a small business) is gonna be the fact that it'll be mentioned on his tax returns he's about to file for the past year. Since I don't have any kind of bank account or check stubs, will the consulate be convinced that I truly do work for him and get a salary from him (I do)? If not, how do I prove that I do get the extra income from him?

 

Basically I'm about to have two part-time jobs.

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6 minutes ago, guyfromky said:

I have a question about extra income that may be kind of difficult to verify. Until recently it's been difficult for me to get another job, but for roughly the last year or so I have had another small job. But it by itself pays so little that I didn;t really bother to mention it in my previous posts since I considered it to be more or less irrelevant. I'm now within a week of getting another part-time job that it also doesn't pay quite enough to meet the fiance visa requirements but comes close to it. The two jobs combined will put me above the income requirement, but the thing is, the smaller job that I have is paid in cash only and the only real proof that I work for this person (my father who owns a small business) is gonna be the fact that it'll be mentioned on his tax returns he's about to file for the past year. Since I don't have any kind of bank account or check stubs, will the consulate be convinced that I truly do work for him and get a salary from him (I do)? If not, how do I prove that I do get the extra income from him?

 

Basically I'm about to have two part-time jobs.

Just write a letter saying your a subcontractor and sign it with the amount of money you make

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If your father is going to deduct it from his taxes it means he will need to issue you a 1099 form. That also means YOU need to file taxes showing the income. This makes you self-employed or a subcontractor. FOr self employed income to count you need to show it on at least one year of tax returns. Taxes are due in a few days. Have you filed yet? Have you included the income. If not you need to get on it asap.

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If this "income" is so small to not be bothered to report it to the IRS, it can't be material enough to now all of a sudden need to document it for immigration purposes.

 

You father should have issued you a 1099-Misc

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YMMV

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29 minutes ago, Damara said:

If your father is going to deduct it from his taxes it means he will need to issue you a 1099 form. That also means YOU need to file taxes showing the income. This makes you self-employed or a subcontractor. FOr self employed income to count you need to show it on at least one year of tax returns. Taxes are due in a few days. Have you filed yet? Have you included the income. If not you need to get on it asap.

I think $600 is the amount where a person is suppose to send out a 1099

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2 hours ago, guyfromky said:

What exactly is a subcontractor? To be more clear, my father does painted graphics and I send work-related emails with pictures of his work to potential new clients. I also organize the pictures he takes of each of his new bits of work.

You can google IRS for definition of sub contractor.  

 

 

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36 minutes ago, payxibka said:

If this "income" is so small to not be bothered to report it to the IRS, it can't be material enough to now all of a sudden need to document it for immigration purposes.

 

You father should have issued you a 1099-Misc

If he just started in 2018 then he won't get a 1099 for almost a year.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Chris Duffy said:

If he just started in 2018 then he won't get a 1099 for almost a year.

 

 

" but for roughly the last year "

YMMV

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The threshold for filing with the IRS for a subcontractor is $600 if you make more than 600 you dad needs to issue a 1099 misc and he needs to reoort it to the IRS. This amount needs to be reported on your taxes.

 

 

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If you are being paid as an independent contractor, then you're really a self-employed worker. The money earned in the tax year is business revenue, which can then be considered income once you calculate income on your taxes.

 

1 hour ago, guyfromky said:

$600 per....week? Per month?

Per tax year.

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3 hours ago, G Walters said:

The threshold for filing with the IRS for a subcontractor is $600 if you make more than 600 you dad needs to issue a 1099 misc and he needs to reoort it to the IRS. This amount needs to be reported on your taxes.

That is a grey area.  I know many service companies that do more than $600 per service call and home owner never issue a 1099 

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2 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

That is a grey area.  I know many service companies that do more than $600 per service call and home owner never issue a 1099 

Requirements are different for individuals and corporations. Also, they still need to declare the income... 

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