<prompt> Human: Im 17, working as a cook 25-30 hours a week at 8.50 an hour off the books. The restaurant I work at hires mostly high school and college students that also get paid off the books. Ive been toldalmost threaten to not go on the books for I would not be paid as much due to taxes. Would I be able to collect tax return at the end of the year? If so, would I only get back half of what I earned? What would be the best option in my situation?  <response>: Not important as youre 17, but if youre paid like this and want to get a loan to buy a car, youre gonna find yourself out of luck as youll have no provable income. 