New potential clients, I'm seeking advice... Husband collects social security. Wife wants to have a garage/car repair business in her name and he is going to work for free. I'm assuming this structure is in an attempt to not affect ss benefits (he is not full retirement age). Feels slimy but I'm not sure why they can't do this...
I'm sure they won't want to call him an employee and have to pay payroll taxes.
I can suggest a year end 1099 that stays below the threshold but realize there may be problems with definition of employee. If he is "volunteering" his time, then she may not have "authority" over him for definition of employee purposes.
Thoughts??
I'm sure they won't want to call him an employee and have to pay payroll taxes.
I can suggest a year end 1099 that stays below the threshold but realize there may be problems with definition of employee. If he is "volunteering" his time, then she may not have "authority" over him for definition of employee purposes.
Thoughts??
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