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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by smileysteve on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:39AM (#41047181)
The employee, under current laws, does not get to skip out on taxes; they have to pay the self employment tax rate of 15%; We're talking about 40 hour weeks, that kind of regular pay doesn't go un noticed by revenue offices.

Yes, the employee must file and pay taxes, even if they've reported their employer to the IRS for mis-classification.

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Re:OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study's first findings av... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @12:22PM (#41047806)
Then they're not a shadow worker at that point. The comment was about shadow workers.
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