Enforcement works: Imm. lawyers cashing in on audits

Monty Partners Helps Businesses Prepare with Mock Immigration Audits

May 19, 2008
Leanndra Martinez--HispanicBusiness(dot)com

According to managing partner, Jacob Monty, 2007 should have been a bad year for Monty Partners LLP, an employment, labor, and immigration law firm. Instead, the firm is celebrating 2008, its 10-year anniversary, in style.

"We bet heavily that immigration reform would happen, but it didn't happen," Mr. Monty explained. "When it didn't get out of the U.S. Senate, immigration compliance business went through the roof."

Because of tougher regulations on businesses from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)--formerly called Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)--Monty Partners focused its attention on helping businesses with large Hispanic workforces by introducing the Monty Mock I-9 Audit.

When an employee is hired, the employer completes an I-9, which states whether the employee is a citizen or an alien. Starting in June 2006, Monty Partners offered businesses a mock audit, during which two former senior immigration officials play the role of ICE. They evaluate a company's hiring practices by performing a mock I-9 inspection. The Monty Mock I-9 Audit, which skyrocketed in popularity in 2007, is beneficial to companies with large Hispanic workforces because it prepares them for the real thing, which could potentially damage their business if caught unprepared.

As a result, Hispanic Business magazine's number 77-ranked fastest-growing company reached a milestone: Monty Partners posted a whopping 201.57 percent revenue increase from the years 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the company reported revenues of more than $6.2 million.

"We really benefited from immigration enforcement . . . employers are very concerned about how to comply with this area of the law because the consequences are very significant," Mr. Monty said. "It's tough because many times, employers are in a Catch 22--if they're too aggressive, they face a discrimination lawsuit but if they're not aggressive enough, they have problems with ICE."

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As a result, Hispanic Business magazine's number 77-ranked fastest-growing company reached a milestone: Monty Partners posted a whopping 201.57 percent revenue increase from the years 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the company reported revenues of more than $6.2 million.

"We really benefited from immigration enforcement . . . employers are very concerned about how to comply with this area of the law because the consequences are very significant," Mr. Monty said. "It's tough because many times, employers are in a Catch 22--if they're too aggressive, they face a discrimination lawsuit but if they're not aggressive enough, they have problems with ICE."

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No such thing as a free ride and abusers will be caught.

This is great then after this the next big business will be helping people go back to Mexico.

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Originally Posted by Richard

This is great then after this the next big business will be helping people go back to Mexico.

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ICE can help free of charge. :wink:

...actually if ICE does it...it cost the taxpayers money.....it would be great if big business started footing the bill for the deportations. EVery time they arrest an IA, they should go after the employers and any and all fines levied upon the employers should go towards defraying the cost of the deportations and investigations.

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Originally Posted by legalatina

...actually if ICE does it...it cost the taxpayers money.....it would be great if big business started footing the bill for the deportations. EVery time they arrest an IA, they should go after the employers and any and all fines levied upon the employers should go towards defraying the cost of the deportations and investigations.

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Your right legalatina. I was being sarcastic :wink:

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employers are very concerned about how to comply with this area of the law

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As well they should be. It's about time.

Nanny Tax Service Offeres e-Verify Services

Sterling, VA 20165 May 31 2008

HomeWork Solutions Inc., nationally recognized household payroll experts since 1993, is pleased to announce the addition of e-Verify compliance to its "Nanny Tax" payroll and tax compliance services.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), in cooperation with the Social Security Administration, has developed the e-Verify program to provide employers verification of each individual’s legal status or authorization to work in the United States and the validity of their Social Security Number after an individual is hired to work in the United States. HomeWork Solutions has registered with DHS as a designated agent and will perform the electronic I-9 verification process for clients who request the service. This link will give employers the assurance that they are compliant with federal employment and immigration laws by confirming that all newly hired employees are authorized to work in the United States.

"Many of the employers of nannies, housekeepers, and other domestic staff could suffer serious consequences, should they hire a household worker who is ineligible for US employment," reports HomeWork Solutions’ Kathleen Webb. "Most household employers are not familiar with the myriad immigration documents that can confer employment authorization and are anxious to insure that they remain compliant with both employment tax and immigration law."

Under current law, all employers, including household employers who hire nannies, housekeepers, maids and other household workers, are required to verify the work eligibility of the new hire via the DHS Form I-9. e-Verify, with its instant access to SSA and visa databases for verification purposes, is currently a voluntary program. It is widely anticipated that this program will become mandatory for all new hires in the near future. An employer who voluntarily verifies work authorization under E-Verify is presumed to have not knowingly hired an unauthorized alien in the event of work site enforcement or tax filings that result in a Social Security "no-match" letter – important peace of mind for household employers.

HomeWork Solutions (4nannytaxes.com) provides payroll and tax services to thousands of household employers nationwide. These "Nanny Tax" compliance services are popular with families seeking to outsource the tax and reporting requirements that go hand in hand with their nanny employment. The addition of the e-Verify compliance service positions the company as a ‘one-stop’ provider of employment tax compliance and employment eligibility verification – allowing clients to economically outsource these tedious and sometimes complicated employment matters.

Kathleen Webb (kathy@homeworksolutions.net)
HomeWork Solutions Inc.
2 Pidgeon Hill Dr. #550
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone : 703.404.8151
Fax : 703.404.8155

4NannyTaxes.com Website
HomeWork Solutions Inc. Nanny Tax Specialists: Kathleen Webb Contact Kathleen Webb

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Excellent...now why didn't I think of that? Spread the word regarding these companies..this is good news. Now, people are starting to make money due to increased enforcement of our laws...this is good news!