1st year Analyst here. Should I tell HR/Payables that they added an extra 0 to my salary/paycheck and that I’m receiving $20,000 biweekly paychecks instead of $2,000?

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IRS once screwed up a refund check and sent me 4.07 instead of $407. I let it slide for a couple of years and then when I was truly broke and about to get married, I called them and they saw the error... They sent me a check for like $582 (they added interest). But then the next year they sent me a 1099-INT for the interest income they paid me, so I owed taxes on it.

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This happened as a test a few years back when there was only one spot for a female partner so the tested 3 women. First one reported it right away and got honesty points. Second kept it and got sales acumen points. Third one gambled, won big, retuned the overage and Kept the game. But only one made partner. You know which one, right? The one with the big tits

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This is a joke you idiots

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So hypothetically, I would take the money and invest it wisely and keep the gains. Obviously wait for them to catch you and then you can just say well I thought that’s my regular pay check. Watch out for hefty tax when they ask you to pay it back, you’ll have to pay everything back including the taxed amount and then claim refund from govt

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@PwC6 ever heard of a thing called integrity?

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You will absolutely be asked to repay the money

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I had the same thing but turned out to be Korean Won....

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You signed a contract (most likely) or offer letter with a salary. They can and will ask for it back when they find the error.

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Assume that you’ll have to pay it back, but in the meantime invest it in crypto so you can make a profit

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In addition it depends on state laws

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Doubt.

Wait It our a few months

Yes, because they'll find out

Tell someone immediately. This happened to me on a small scale - they were paying me both FT and intern salary. They will pull the money out of your account and take care of taxes.

Happened to a friend. MBA intern at a large tech co. They kept crediting his salary for a good 6+ months even post internship. My friend realized this only post 4 months, he brought it up, but I dont think they asked him to pay back. Either someone in accounts/HR was just scared and trying to cover things up or they agreed to settle it once he joined full time (which he did). Surprised it happened in big companies, probably somebody just forgot to change his status on the system to internship completed.

Few years ago I got bonus like 4 times higher. Was so excited. Next day going t mail from finance it was a mistake. Was so deflated.

It will def come up on their audit eventually. Not sure what protocol is though for how to rectify. Not sure they can actually ask you for money back

Would they tell you if it was $200 instead of $2000? Integrity is for the weak

yea tell them asap, you’ll find more trouble correcting your taxes also

Hmmm. This may be one of the few situations where id think it’s morally just to ghost some hours

Happened to me with a lesser amount. If they catch you you are liable to pay back everything

Call the whistleblower hotline on yourself

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