# Working for cash pay and not reporting income

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168 "2021-11-29T23:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168/201 "2021-12-20T22:55:25Z")

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> [@Sam\_Stone](#):
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> A lot of pro poker players habitually have cash rolls on them of many thousands of dollars. It’s pretty hard to track all that across numerous games and casinos, plus private games, tournaments, etc. The government often just has to take the word of pro gamblers as to how much money they’ve won and lost in the previous year.

Yes, but presumably, unlike our hypothetical money launderer, it wouldn’t be hard for them to produce a paper trail proving that they actually _are_ professional gamblers who play in poker tournaments, frequently stay at casinos, etc.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168/202 "2021-12-20T23:51:51Z")

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> [@Crafter\_Man](#):
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> I don’t know how widespread it is.

Former handyman here…  
I used to visit Home Depot 3 or 4 times a week at least. I was frequently behind contractors who paid for their purchases in cash - certainly more often than not. And these were purchases of several hundred dollars. I’d say it’s pretty rampant.

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