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    Default How to Determine Self Employed Income

    My question involves child support in the State of: TN/CA CP lives in TN, OP in CA

    If OP is self employed (has his own business although it is unlicensed) and refused to submit proof of income to the court, how can his actual income be determined? Since he refused to turn over any info, his income was calculated at minimum wage but he makes considerably more. None of the income he makes is reported to the IRS so that route won't work. Thanks for any ideas.

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    Default Re: How to Determine Self Employed Income

    How about seeking copies of his tax returns?

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    Default Re: How to Determine Self Employed Income

    He doesn't report the income so no tax returns.

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    Default Re: How to Determine Self Employed Income

    Get whatever records exist and use those. Or hire a forensic accountant to project income and see what he comes up with.

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    Default Re: How to Determine Self Employed Income

    there are zero records. Everything is done in cash. Can/would the court look at his expensive house, multiple cars and multiple motorcycles and realize he can buy all this with zero income?

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    You, your lawyer, your investigators and accountants can look at whatever evidence there is, and try to use that evidence.

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    Default Re: How to Determine Self Employed Income

    And bear in mind it wouldn't be difficult for him to claim that someone else - girlfriend, new wife, parents, relatives - gifted these things.

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