Turn your I-9 error rate into the fine ICE would assess, before the three-day Notice of Inspection clock runs out
Substantive error rate
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%
Base fine per form
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USD
Five-factor adjustment
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%
Adjusted fine per form
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USD
Paperwork fine
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USD
Knowing-hire fine
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USD
Total fine exposure
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USD
Cost of missing the 10-day correction window
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USD
Keep this answer. The calculation above is free, unlimited, no key. The full version writes this whole worksheet to a CSV file you own and sets an alarm on the inspection date you entered.
$60 once · one licence key per person or team seat · One uncorrected Form I-9 error is fined $288 to $2,861 per form under the DHS schedule effective January 2, 2025.
Error-rate band Divides substantive violations by the Forms I-9 required and drops the result into the six ICE bands (0-9%, 10-19%, 20-29%, 30-39%, 40-49%, 50%+).
Offense ladder Steps the per-form base fine up one band for a second offense and two bands for a third-or-more offense, between the published $288 minimum and $2,861 maximum.
Five-factor adjustment Applies the ICE enhancement matrix: business size, good faith, seriousness, unauthorized aliens and history each move the fine 5 percent, up to a cumulative 25 percent.
Knowing-hire tier Prices workers knowingly hired or continued at the statutory per-worker range for a first, second or third-or-more offense.
Correction-window saving Shows what the still-fixable technical errors cost if they are not corrected inside the 10 business days ICE allows.
Worksheet export and alarm Paid key: writes the whole calculation to a CSV fine worksheet you keep, and sets a Chrome alarm on the inspection date you entered.