What would you do...
Aug 18th 2010 | 5:56 am
#76
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,402
From: South of Calgary
Re: What would you do...
Working in the underground economy may be less beneficial than paying taxes in the long run:
Off the top of my head -
One problem with paying under the table to re-roof your house (for instance) is that the poor bloody workers may also be paid under the table, and if they slipped and were injured and unable to work they couldn't claim compensation under the WCB.
The one doing the work (and/or his/her erstwhile employer) will have made no CPP contributions on the income and this may adversely affect their retirement.
Many government programs are only available to people and businesses who report their income.
On the other hand we have legal right to pay the lowest amount of taxes legally possible - that's why being self employed is advantageous!
However, even that has its downside - try getting a mortgage when you've maxed out all your write offs!
Off the top of my head -
One problem with paying under the table to re-roof your house (for instance) is that the poor bloody workers may also be paid under the table, and if they slipped and were injured and unable to work they couldn't claim compensation under the WCB.
The one doing the work (and/or his/her erstwhile employer) will have made no CPP contributions on the income and this may adversely affect their retirement.
Many government programs are only available to people and businesses who report their income.
On the other hand we have legal right to pay the lowest amount of taxes legally possible - that's why being self employed is advantageous!
However, even that has its downside - try getting a mortgage when you've maxed out all your write offs!
Aug 18th 2010 | 6:11 am
#78
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 11,708
From: White Rock BC
Re: What would you do...
Aug 18th 2010 | 9:36 am
#81
Thread Starter
throw caution to the wind
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,063
From: Paradise AB
Re: What would you do...
so most answers are refering to this person working illegally, what about the illegal immigrant issue?
Aug 18th 2010 | 9:46 am
#82
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,402
From: South of Calgary
Re: What would you do...
If someone wasn`t here legally, but wasn`t working, or taking the benefits of being here legally, access to public services etc, I would have no issue with that (they would be, in essence, a tourist).
