>Yes, some are under the table, but as I hear it, many are using fake SS #'s:
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>Also, apparently, some are paying taxes using a workaround from the IRS:
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040415/news_1n15taxes.htmlThanks for the links - I know I've seen these data somewhere, but never had them when I needed them, to the point where I looked like I was pulling them out of thin air.
So it was about $56 billion five years ago (out of which about $7 billion goes to Social Security), and the estimate is that about three quarters pay taxes. Then we have the answer to the title of this thread: they save their tax returns.