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[LifterMan]

I see some job ads on craigslist that say recibos are not necessary/not asked for, what are these? I would imagine they are some sort of receipt that documents the hours you worked and therefore I would not be paying taxes, which would also mean the school wants me to work illegally. Is this correct?

Is this common in Mexico City, do the majority of teachers not pay taxes. Im thinking about going this route as the pay is already low as it is and I certainly don't want to lose anymore.

I am also curious about the process work of the recibos. Why would the employee be responsible for obtaining these and not the employer?

[notamiss]

Recibos de honorarios are official tax invoices. It is like a bill or an invoice, that documents the amount of money you are being paid. (It might or might not state how many hours you worked.)

If they are required, the employee is responsible for registering with Hacienda, getting a tax number, and getting their recibos printed up (or now that they are electronic, arranging to have electronic recibos issued).

The employer wouldn’t be responsible for doing it because the recibos belong to the employee, the person who is selling their services. Like when you buy something from a store: the store (the seller) makes up the bill or invoice, not you (the purchaser).

[notamiss]

Although this probably doesn’t apply to the Craigslist postings you saw, not submitting recibos doesn’t necessarily mean in general that you’re working off the books. It could also mean that you’re an employee instead of a contractor. A contractor submits invoices to get paid by the company to which they provide services; an employee doesn’t.

[Phil_K]

Before the advent of electronic invoices, there was also the system of "salarios asimilados" in which the employer deducts a small percentage from the pay, without actually employing the person (i.e., no benefits). Whether that was/is legal, or still exists, I don't know.