Help me with my "situation"

[ZiKi]

So i used to work at this computer gaming place last year, which went out of business earlier this year, and every week i'd get a business check from my boss. I'm guessing he took the cheap way and did his own payroll. He'd put the hours into an excel spreadsheet and it'd calculate how much to take out for taxes, etc. Unfortunately, the computer storing this information crashed, and there was no backups. So after a few months, I asked him how I should go about doing taxes, and he said he would just pay me back for what was taken out. I made about 6.5 an hour and brought home about 100 a week. He still hasn't paid me for these taxes and every time i asked him about it, he'd make an excuse up or abruptly end the phone call. The guy is nice and everything, but I really need this money for car payments. What should i do? (please be serious)



THX for reading.

 

[FoBoT]

you chances of getting any money are slim

you will probably have to take him to small claims court

good luck

 

[TG2]

Was he taking the taxes out and giving them to the tax man, or holding onto them himself?

I dont think its looking good for you to get this money from him, and even if you did, wouldnt you just have to pay it back when you do your taxes in April (because youd be underpaid on what you should have paid for taxes)

 

[SampSon]

Report him to the IRS and the local taxation agency of your state, or just threaten to do so.

 

[ZiKi]

well he was holding the taxes to send to the tax company, but since he lost the data he said he'd just call my employment "under the table"

 

[Nik]

Talk to a lawyer locally instead of posting on a computer forum on the internet.

 

[mchammer]

I bet this guy did a bad job on his customers computers, it would seem that way.

 

[DrPizza]

Sounds like he's trying to evade paying the taxes, and is hoping that everyone believes the story about the computer crashing. I'm not sure I'd want to be a party to tax evasion, if I were you... unless you were his only employee, think about what's going to happen when one of the other former employees reports him to the IRS or something. (IIRC, he's supposed to submit that money quarterly? I'm not positive though - maybe that's sales tax or something.)

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
Talk to a lawyer locally instead of posting on a computer forum on the internet.

Lawyers are expensive. I would do as sampson suggested.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: GuideBot
Talk to a lawyer locally instead of posting on a computer forum on the internet.

Lawyers are expensive. I would do as sampson suggested.

There are plenty of lawyers who don't charge if you don't actually file and if you don't take up much of their time. They're also much more versed in local and state laws, along with federal law.

If he wants advice, his best bet is a lawyer and it doesn't cost a dime to call and ask "hey can you give me some quick legal advice?"