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Originally Posted by Wormius
But I'd pay them a fair wage, and they wouldn't actually have to do any real work (it's not illegal to hire people who aren't qualified for their job) - the only stipulation would be that they need to use the money to pay for things like food/clothes/gas/toys/resp/vacations. They don't get taxed on it because I wouldn't pay them more than $14k each, and I reduce the amount I get taxed on. I just wonder if it needs to be a legitimate business of some kind? But still there is something that I feel like I am missing that would nullify any benefits that I would see. Kind of like when Kramer and Newman wanted to take the bottles to a depot in another state.
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It is illegal to hire kids under 12 except for occasional garden or babysitting work. Kids 12 and older are restricted in their occupations as well as hours worked (12-14 year olds). At $14K/year for ~$10/hour they'd be "working" the maximum time allowed (2 hours school days and 8 hours weekend days).
Also, the whole plan to just pay them for not working to get around taxes would likely be considered fraud.