Hypothetically speaking, I could understand but not condone it in any way, shape, or form, some of the financial discrepancies. If for example, someone might receive money from some sort of personal injury lawsuit and it not being taxable.Perhaps in this hypothetical situation, the settlement was paid as an annuity for a certain period of time vs lump sum payment. In some cases, its reported on a 1099, in other situations it is not. Perhaps that sum is enough to live off of and the income from a maintenance job doesn't need to be substantial, as it could be considered just extra spending money. There would be no necessity in maintaining a reputable business as the money might not be necessary.Perhaps that maintenance worker doesn't need to be reliable and can be a cheating play baby. In this hypothetical situation, perhaps the only income that shows up on ones tax return is the maintenance income because the personal injury lawsuit settlement money is nontaxable. That would lend one to very low reportable taxable income, make one eligible for a lot of government subsidies or programs because most of the income never shows up on the federal tax return. It might also enable one to receive child tax credits and receive federal tax refunds where not only ones withholding or estimated taxes paid in are refunded but one would receive more in tax refunds than was ever paid. Of course this is all hypothetical but real life sometimes mirrors it. Some people know the system well and utilize it to their benefit.
