Re: Question in limits and taxes
If you're confused about taxes, then I would definitely seek an expert because that's one of the things you never want to get wrong.
Remember, with a stealth account you're using an alias, a DBA or whatever you want to call it. Your legal name may not be John Doe, but that is your assumed name for an account and you're the one transferring money to your bank, which is why you owe taxes for your earnings.
In the situation with your mother, you may not have used her SSN, but you used her info correct? There are many ways the government can track someone besides their SSN. The SSN is just an easy way.
The difference between using a random false name vs your mother's name and info is that with a false name you're not impersonating anyone, because well, it's false. Sure, someone somewhere with the same name probably exists, but you're not pretending to be *the* John Doe, only *a* John Doe, your DBA. But with this account, you're pretending to be *the* person (your mother), which is why she would owe taxes.
I could be wrong, but that's why it's better to ask someone who deals with nothing but taxes to make sure you, and more importantly - your mother - doesn't end up in trouble.
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