Even convoluted ones, like commissions for sales, or shared tips, are covered by law. I do know this, as I know a number of salespeople and servers.
I suspect that the government needs to know what to tax, and obfuscated pay, means obfuscated taxes.
You're taxed on what you're paid. The government doesn't do a parallel calculation and tax you on that.
My experience is that governments are quite interested in where the money goes.
That is money that leaves the employer’s account and goes into the employee’s account (or government’s account for tax withholding).
I don’t see how this can be obfuscated.
Not my area of expertise. That's why I pay an accountant.
Even convoluted ones, like commissions for sales, or shared tips, are covered by law. I do know this, as I know a number of salespeople and servers.
I suspect that the government needs to know what to tax, and obfuscated pay, means obfuscated taxes.