Price that labour in the projection at what a replacement would cost, so the line's real result is visible. Separately, an eligible spouse may accompany the E-2 investor, and qualifying E spouses are generally employment-authorized incident to valid E status; check the E-2S notation, I-94, and applicable proof before treating that work as authorized.
Cost unpaid family labour honestly
Spouse here means a legally married spouse, not automatically an unmarried partner. Unmarried children under twenty-one may accompany, but dependent status alone gives them no employment authorization, so their help cannot be assumed as free capacity in later years. Family members can require their own applications and eligibility review, and there is no shared guaranteed date. Rebuild the staffing line for the hypothetical household you actually expect.
The spouse of an E-2 principal is authorized to work by virtue of E-2 dependant status, without a separate application, and the annotated admission record serves as evidence for an employer. A pending application, ownership record or unpaid task is not automatically permission to operate the business. Children under 21 hold E-2 derivative status, may attend school and may not work; a child who reaches 21 must qualify on their own.