<prompt> Human: This is what my old boss texted me, I didnt receive your w-2 from my cpatax handler. This morning I asked to my cpa to forward your w-2 to you but he told me he doesnt have any tax record for you. Now I ring the bell that I payed you all wage without deducting tax bcz you had workd too little time. When I deduct tax, you might get too little money. Thats why I didnt report you to my cpa but had waited for the time I had to report to cpa to deduct tax. But you left... please be advised what does this mean?  <response>: It sounds like hes misunderstanding or possibly purposely incorrectly referencing the fact that if you make under a certain amount annually, you dont owe federal tax. Sounds like hes trying to say since you made under a certain amount, you wouldnt get taxed so I didnt tell my CPA that you worked for me. Which is all wrong. The IRS requires that every employee is listed by the company and if they make below the threshold then they dont have to pay tax but they still need to be told otherwise theyre letting companies use the honor system which makes no sense. It sounds like hes trying to get out of paying the employer contribution for your income. You still get a w2 from him and his saying otherwise is wrong. 