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[-] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

How does it work btw? Do you come to your country's tax authority and say "hello, I'm here illegally, can I pay taxes" ?

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You file your taxes under a special SSN that begins with a 9 that is given to you by the IRS specifically for filing.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayer-identification-numbers-tin#itin

[-] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

And you're not immediately arrested for, like, illegally working or potentially illegally crossing the border to begin with?

Or is it like taxing criminal activity, simply a loophole to make charging them easier?

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

a) different departments, tax department doesn't deal with immigration law

b) government likes money more than it likes fairness, as should be obvious looking at... yknow... [gestures generally]

[-] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I see, thanks!

[-] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

Whenever they get a paycheck from a legitimate business, they're paying into those taxes.

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