teenager restaurant job: How do they get paid?

[Anonymous]

W2. That way the employer has to pay social security, taxes, etc. a kid shouldn’t be a 1099. I am a 1099 but I’m 50. I have my accountant file all my stuff.

[Anonymous]

She need to quit. Restaurant jobs already have the potential of being really sketchy and adding the fact that the guy has sketchy finances. You shouldn’t allow your daughter to be there.

[Anonymous]

17 year old works at a golf course its W2

[Anonymous]

Agree with what others have said - W2 employee. No Zelle for payment. Sketchy for sure.

My first job was cleaning my uncle's offices for his CPA firm when I was that age. He of course did the W2 and appropriate withholding.

[Anonymous]

Those are huge red flags. Do not go forward with that job.

And also, didn't the Zelle app shut down a few weeks ago? I thought it was dead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not typical. Your kid is going to get a 1099 and have to pay their own taxes. This “employer” sounds problematic.

No, they don’t sound problematic.

OP: For the job you describe, payment by Zelle sounds normal. DC should ask to be a W2 employee as opposed to 1099, but for a part time summer job it really won’t make much of a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They definitely shouldn’t be a 1099. That’s ridiculous. The employer is evading taxes. Tell your kid to put in an application at Chipotle.

Oh gosh, y’all make these ignorant statements with such authority…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those are huge red flags. Do not go forward with that job.

And also, didn't the Zelle app shut down a few weeks ago? I thought it was dead.

Where are you guys getting this stuff? Zelle is literally part of my Ally bank app and my Capital One bank app.

[Anonymous]

w2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not typical. Your kid is going to get a 1099 and have to pay their own taxes. This “employer” sounds problematic.

The owner said that he could be paid with W2. That wouldn’t be a problem. Choose a W2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those are huge red flags. Do not go forward with that job.

And also, didn't the Zelle app shut down a few weeks ago? I thought it was dead.

Where are you guys getting this stuff? Zelle is literally part of my Ally bank app and my Capital One bank app.

NP- yes, I use Zelle all the time! Not okay for a restaurant job but it's alive and well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got a job working the counter at a small independent food stand. (Think Cava or Chipotle, but mom-and-pop sized, with only one branch.) The owner said my kid could either be a W2 employee or a 1099 employee, but my kid hasn't filled out any paperwork (no W9, no passport submitted, etc.). My kid asked if she could sign up for direct deposit, and the owner asked if she could get paid via Zelle instead. Is this typical? If your kid has a job, how are they getting paid? Are they having taxes withheld?

Zelle? Must be a zoomer boss. He should just ask for cash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t allow that. No workers rights or documentation.
Mine worked at starbies and got a proper paycheck direct deposit with taxes, ss etc taken out. It’s a good paper trail. An employer who pays under the table is never going to be able give a good recommendation later on.

OP adding to the concerns here. If this employer is employing people under the table like this, they may have undocumented workers too. This could mean the site is vulnerable to ICE raids. Do you want to put your kid through that?

[Anonymous]

+1 on the red flag. My kid got paid by direct deposit and had taxes withheld. He worked a lot last year and we weren’t sure how to handle that so we gave everything to our accountant. He filed a separate tax return for our son and he got a refund of his own.

Quit that job.