<prompt> Human: My gf works at a small daycare. Last payday her bossthe owner said I cashed the paychecks and instructed her to confirm the amount of cash she was receiving matched her check stub. She then instructed them to sign the back of the paychecks and return them to her as they had received cash.Obviously she hadnt cashed the checks but was having them sign them over to her to be deposited later. The excuse she gave was that she was worried the checks would bounce due to an upcoming charge but if thats the case, if you have cash on hand to pay employees, why not deposit that in the account to keep the checks from bouncing?Is this some sort of scam? I cant figure out what shes up to. Its her wording of I cashed the checks that irritates me since you clearly hadntcouldnt have.Gf was able to deposit cash with no issue so it likely wasnt counterfeit. Edit: gf has worked here roughly 90 daysAssistant: Are the checks taking out all appropriate taxes and deductions?I feel like somehow without those checks being distributed and cashed, she might not be reporting the income properly to the IRS, aka maybe not paying employment taxes, social security, etc. Essentially paying your gf and others under the table even though their amount is post-tax. Which also means theyre getting ripped off doubly, since the employer isnt sending their portions of the taxes to the IRS.I cant really think of any reason for this.Human: Taxes on stub are correct. Hopefully its a one time thing  <response>: After reading the other responses, Im in agreement with uJutNob that the owner likely paid cash because it came from her own personal money especially since she was upfront about saying she was worried the checks would bounce and shell just reimburse herself later.Definitely a red flag about the health of the business. 