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Adjusting income to meet I-864 requirement. Is it legal?

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To the wise folks of VJ:

 

Is it legal to adjust income on tax documents by inflating income? I just happened to see a post where someone who needs a co-sponsor is being told to visit a tax-man to adjust their income so as to meet the poverty guidelines, pay the tax-man $40 for the job and just wait for extra taxation from IRS. The person advising seems to have done it and it worked on their behalf. Anyway, is this legal? I assume if it was, all those who need co-sponsors would be doing it. 

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1 hour ago, Timona said:

To the wise folks of VJ:

 

Is it legal to adjust income on tax documents by inflating income? I just happened to see a post where someone who needs a co-sponsor is being told to visit a tax-man to adjust their income so as to meet the poverty guidelines, pay the tax-man $40 for the job and just wait for extra taxation from IRS. The person advising seems to have done it and it worked on their behalf. Anyway, is this legal? I assume if it was, all those who need co-sponsors would be doing it. 

There seems nothing legal about this suggestion. Nothing.  It is against  TOS of this website for any member to suggest /condone / encourage any illegal action.

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The only way this would in any way be legal, would be a self-employed person not making all the deductions they normally would.  This would be impossible for a w2 employee. 

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1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

There seems nothing legal about this suggestion. Nothing.  It is against  TOS of this website for any member to suggest /condone / encourage any illegal action.

 

I know it's illegal. I just saw it on another immigration website. Another ingenious idea by some immigrants. People never learn or maybe there're just desperate.  

 

#tales of a GC @missileman

 

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

The only way this would in any way be legal, would be a self-employed person not making all the deductions they normally would.  This would be impossible for a w2 employee. 

 

My guess is she's W2. 

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I prefer not to guess on how people are paid.  It's frankly none of my business.  

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On 2/8/2020 at 7:41 PM, NikLR said:

The only way this would in any way be legal, would be a self-employed person not making all the deductions they normally would.  This would be impossible for a w2 employee. 

This is correct.

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