Stealing your social security taxes? Has there been any legal action? I don't see how he could have hid that from the IRS. You have to pay into social security. I had a 1099 one year, because I was young, and was unaware of the fact I was going to be filed as a contracted worker. I didn't owe any federal, or state taxes, but did end up having to pay some social security tax I owed for my accrued income that wasn't taxed. I was only with the company for three months which worked to my benefit, and fortunately only ended up owing fifty something dollars for social security. My point is that if nothing else, they are going to get that from you. ... View more

I didn't see listed what I think is a common reoccurring factor that another frequent reason is individuals having children way too early in there lives. There are people with kids who haven't established themselves as adults, and successfully obtained being able to self sustain. Often in these situations the bulk of the responsibility ends up landing on the grandparents. A lot of these young parents are unemployed, government assisted, and file to receive considerable returns by claiming kids that the government provided for, and done after going a whole year without contributing a single tax dollar. ... View more