Employee assistant's expenses-Arizona

[Quinbee]

I'm not sure where to put this question so I will just start here.

Is it illegal to charge an employee for ALL of their assistant’s expenses? Payroll taxes, workers compensation fees, unemployment charges...all that stuff, in addition of course to their salary.

This might be a dumb question, I know. But my boss is looking for an answer. He doesn't care about how difficult and complicated it will be to figure out he just wants to know if it is illegal.

As usual, any help at all is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[lolcat]

If this person is doing work for your boss, whether under your direction or under his, then this person would be an employee of your boss's company and should be treated as such in all aspects. Here are two FAQs from the IRS that may help.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...179112,00.html

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=99921,00.html