What does it mean to get paid under the table?

Question

Is it something illegal?

Answer 1

Paying someone under the table means to pay a person without either reporting that one has made such a payment to the proper tax authorities, or allowing a person to collect payment without reporting that one has received a payment. This is a common form of illegal payment, which is used to reimburse people who are not licensed to work in a particular country. As a worker, receiving pay without reporting it is income tax evasion.

Answer 2

It would usually be a payment for something on the Black Market, which is illegal.

Answer 3

cash money hush hush no taxes no benefits

Answer 4

yes it is illegal,, means that no taxes will be paid you get all the money

Answer 5

Yes, it's illegal in many cases. It means that you are paid without the wages being reported to the IRS and no taxes taken out.  

Answer 6

If you get paid under the table , you will not be able to file tax.If you accept the pay under the table you could get into trouble by not reporting the income to the IRS and your state revenue department..This is what's  called income"tax evasion", for you and the employer. Yes, it is illegal not to report income to the IRS. Undocumented immigrants and people who are on government welfare or SSI often accept jobs that are associated with " pay under the table." because they don't want the state to know their salaries or wages.

Answer 7

Isn't is amazing that the government gets your money before you do?

I was thinking that April 16 should be election day,  Talk about term limits

Answer 8

illegal, yes... getting paid in cash instead of check and not paying income taxes

Answer 9

Paid under the table means you get to keep everything you earn and don't share it with the government.  What a radical concept!

Answer 10

The employer is not paying his share of your Social Security taxes, and he is not deducting your share from you.  He is also not deducting your share of federal and state and income tax.