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One of our departments in our company is General Contracting/Construction. For whatever reason, we paid an employee a serious of checks to remodel our office building. This is what he is employed by u
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Paying an employee 'on the side'
posted at 9/14/2011 4:33 AM EDT
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The "growth opportunity" is always good to use.
Just remember to be positive - don't disparage your current employer (as much as that employer might deserve it!).
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Paying an employee 'on the side'
posted at 9/14/2011 5:02 AM EDT
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I've been here 20 years. However, it seems to continue to get worse (if you know what I mean). Thank you for your advice and wish me luck.....
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Paying an employee 'on the side'
posted at 9/14/2011 10:10 AM EDT
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In my earlier post, I was not suggesting that this person be converted to an IC. In fact, an employer who does that raises a red flag with IRS computers that are programmed to look for these things.
The point I was making is that the business owners retained somebody who may be unlicensed to do the work. That opens an entirely separate can of worms.
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