Infosys To Pay $800k In Visa Tax Fraud

Infosys to pay $800K to settle worker misclassification, tax fraud charges. The State of California had alleged that between 2006 and 2017, approximately 500 Infosys employees were working in the State on Infosys-sponsored B-1 visas rather than H-1B visas.

Infosys To Pay $800k In Visa Tax Fraud

Indian IT major Infosys has agreed to pay $800,000 (nearly 75.6 crore) to settle allegations of misclassification of foreign workers and tax fraud, officials said on Tuesday.

Infosys will pay California $800,000 to resolve allegations that, between 2006 and 2017, approximately 500 Infosys employees were working in the Atate on Infosys-sponsored B-1 visas rather than H-1B visas, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.

This misclassification resulted in Infosys avoiding California payroll taxes such as the unemployment insurance, disab...

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