If you have not filed a tax return in 6 years, you should contact a tax attorney before doing anything else. An attorney can advise you on how to proceed, since both you and your father have committed tax evasion, which is highly illegal. Also, note that when you do finally file your taxes, your father will also be liable for all of the back social security and other employment taxes that he should have paid, which over six years could be a considerable amount.
In other words, this is a serious situation for both you and your father and you should not proceed without the advice of an attorney. If you come forward on your own, the IRS is usually willing to work with you and set up a payment plan. If you are caught, on the other hand, the IRS may decide to prosecute you.
So you should see an attorney as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the worse it will be if you are caught.
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Yes, exactly. If you report what you've earned your father will get in trouble and you probably will too. People have to pay taxes on their employees - Social Security tax, Medicare and state and federal taxes. They're supposed to deduct these from your check and send it in to the IRS. That's how your Social security amount is figured, so you won't get credit for that income as far as when you retire.
Aslo, employers have to pay for Worker's Comp insurance on their employees in case a worker is injured on the job, and in construction that is probably pretty high. So I can understand the temptation of hiring and working under the table, but if you bring it up now, everyone will have to pay a lot of money. You may even end up being caught; in which case your father would probably just have to get Comp Insurance and set up tax accounts for your deductions.
So to answer your question, yes, you can file taxes and report what you've earned, but since you haven't had taxes deducted you'll have to pay them. Your father will almost certainly get in trouble as well.
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