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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my (limited) experience being honest about this and paying the taxes is in your best interest if you want to obtain or retain a security clearance. My DH had a staff member being sponsored for clearance, and the issue came up when Treasury did the neighborhood canvas - the neighbors didn't mean to rat them out I am sure but when asked about household members and regular visitors, the babysitter (nanny) came up. Turns out she was both undocumented and off the books. The answers given on the questionnaire were not truthful, and the application was denied. The employee not only didn't get clearance, he lost his job because it was a job requirement.

https://forum.federalsoup.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=33115#post353988

I am considering applying to be a FSO at DOS in the next year or so.  My spouse and I just had our first child and we are hiring a nanny for when mom goes back to work.  Legally, we can only hire someone who is authorized to work in the US, have to complete an I-9 form, and pay both state and federal taxes.    I don't have a problem paying the taxes, since its a good thing for the worker in the end if they ever apply for unemployment or social security, but we have been unable to find anyone who is (a) legally authorized to work in the US and (b) not willing to be paid in cash.  We would also like a bi-lingual nanny, and 99% of them are undocumented.

I read in the below NYT article that 95% of people don't pay these taxes, so my question is this: will not paying this tax come up in an SSBI investigation? [b] I am aware the SSBI form asks if you have ever failed to pay any taxes when due, but I think this tax might be akin to the state sales taxes that no one pays on their online purchases[/b] (required but just not enforced). 
([i]Gotta love the interpretation of "ever failed to pay any taxes when due![/i])

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/doha/industrial/08-06997.h1.pdf

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/doha/industrial/06-20084.h1.pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=JQBvM7NceUoC&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=security+clearance+nanny+tax&source=bl&ots=3ZK_nJhdrE&sig=0ECLU_cggxxQ5N_9lP22X7TPKCo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjao8ni-rPMAhUD9x4KHfI0BkE4ChDoAQg7MAI#v=onepage&q=security%20clearance%20nanny%20tax&f=false
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Np here.  It's definitely possible to find someone who is legal and wants to be paid on the books. Just a matter of rate. If you pay $18 an hour they take home a little over $13 after state and fed taxes. [/quote]

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