Immigration reform could help stop tax evasion in household employment

National household employment expert says Pres. Bushs proposed immigration worker reform could help regulate household employment industry

Albany, NY (PRWEB) January 11, 2004 --According to GTM Household Employment Experts, CEO Guy Maddalone, Pres. George W. Bushs proposed immigration reforms announced on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2004, could go a long way to help enforce labor laws for the American household employment industry-a growing industry affecting some 1 million undocumented foreign workers in US homes. Maddalone, a national expert on household employment and payroll taxes, said he believes this federal measure will help ensure that employers pay taxes-and at least the mandated localitys minimum wage-for all their employees.

Maddalone, CEO of GTM Household Employment Experts, a national company headquartered in Clifton Park, NY, said, President Bushs plans provide a chance for a large proportion of the estimated 8 million undocumented workers in the United States to move toward legal status--where an approximate 1 million work as household employees. Due to their illegal immigrant status in the United States, many domestic workers keep a low profile with the IRS and US Labor Department and, therefore, work 'under the table for their employers. Also, their employers avoid paying employer taxes and break a number of federal and state laws that clearly mandate payroll taxes be levied on all people working in the United States, including illegal foreigners and those employees who work in the home."

According to Maddalone, who conducts educational seminars throughout the country on the household employment industry, household payroll taxes, IRS audits, tax compliance, household human resources and dependent care services for corporate employers, Pres. Bushs immigration proposals will impose a greater degree of documentation for household workers-which could mean increased risks for household employers who are not currently paying taxes on immigrant domestic workers.

This could have an enormous impact on the household employment industry," he said. Many of the foreigners who work in the household employment industry are exploited by the dual-edged sword of being illegal immigrants and being employed in a under-regulated work environment: the home. Many people just dont understand that the law not only allows, but requires, employers to pay taxes on someone who has an illegal work status in the United States. GTM and other US tax professionals anticipate that these proposed reforms could increase the number of workers and employers paying payroll taxes and, therefore, augment the amount of taxes state and federal government collects."

Household employment covers a range of professions including nannies, butlers, chauffeurs, chefs, eldercare workers, maids, personal assistants and any other worker employed in anothers household.

About GTM Household Employment Expertsä
GTM Household Employment Experts, founded in 1991 by Guy Maddalone, is the leading national provider of human resource services for household employment. GTM offers a wide range of services, including customized tax and payroll services for thousands of US household and business employers. For more information on GTM Household Employment Experts, go to www.gtmassociates.com.

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