The Mystery Shopping thread - VIII

angel13

SAK1976 wrote: »

Hi
On RE, I do not appear to be getting much in my area. I have found 1 pub job for June which I have accepted, as I am still on probationary status. How many jobs do I have to complete to get off this status (this will be my first one), and will I then see more jobs on RE?

I did one fortnight ago then couldnt take anything else for over a whole week as site went weird. now i am not on probation so i guess one good report means you are seen as ok

owlet

SAK1976 wrote: »

Hi
On RE, I do not appear to be getting much in my area. I have found 1 pub job for June which I have accepted, as I am still on probationary status. How many jobs do I have to complete to get off this status (this will be my first one), and will I then see more jobs on RE?

You won't be off probationary status until you have done your first job, so if your first one is in June, you have a bit of a wait I'm afraid.

owlet

ukmonkey wrote: »

I've not even filled in any records/spreadsheets since I started :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: hence me trying to get the finishing touches to my spreadsheet done ASAP.

I'm only half way there, I am still putting everything in a book, haven't looked at the spreadsheet yet - 6 months worth when I get round to it :eek:. Front room is full of papers - thought it best to work on the floor lol

mharzuk

owlet wrote: »

Where is everyone?? I could do with some distraction, just doing the accounts that I haven't touched since mid April :eek:. Bang goes the next three hours . Any delays would be much appreciated

Ok I’ll accommodate and distract you by way of asking a question.

When you do your tax return do you make the cut off the date you did the job or the date you got paid?

For example if you did the job on the 1st of April 2008 but did not get paid until 25 April 2008 which tax year do you put it into? :huh:

missymugwump

Still showing 15 mainly airports or french pastry places
London & South

What are the rules ?
Does anyone know ?

I picked up 6 different brand job this week,does this preclude me from seeing others ?
Is there a restriction ?

I assume it is best to spend to the limit on reimursement ?
I have only just gone frrom prob on RE (even though I have done work for 2 others for months)
Any top tips or idiot style things that newbies should know about RE ?

jdan9

mharzuk wrote: »

Ok I’ll accommodate and distract you by way of asking a question.

When you do your tax return do you make the cut off the date you did the job or the date you got paid?

For example if you did the job on the 1st of April 2008 but did not get paid until 25 April 2008 which tax year do you put it into? :huh:

AFAIK depends on how you're doing your accounting, and so long as you're consistent from year to year it doesn't matter.

If you record your jobs when you do them, then you'd report that job in the 2007/08 tax year.

If you record your outgoings when you spend them (i.e. when you do the job) and record your incomes when you get them (i.e. when you get paid on the 25th), you'd report that in the 08/09 tax year.

HTH. x

82much

aplaceinthesun wrote: »

Morning - yeah Ive thought that too about jobs not appearing for branches round here , I am not too sure about all the shop assistants being good at their jobs though .... :rotfl:

The lump in my mouth wasn't a gum boil - it was my tongue-in-cheek :rotfl:

Last night I got one pub - wouldn't want too many ! Thought up my name when I had 2 nights of burgers!!

Same weather here but if we could gets loads and loads of jobs then we could buy 'aplaceinthesun' :j:j

jdan9

missymugwump wrote: »

I picked up 6 different brand job this week,does this preclude me from seeing others ?
Is there a restriction ?

Possibly - it varies. It seems many clients these days are limited to one or two jobs each, which can be frustrating. If you've got six different clients, that might well limit the jobs you're seeing now, because you may have just reached the limit for each individual client.

missymugwump wrote: »

I assume it is best to spend to the limit on reimursement ?

With RE, yes. They will only pay you what you spend, so you might as well spend as much as you can within the limit - and working within the instructions in your brief obviously, because they won't pay you for other things if they specifically tell you to just order one particular thing.

missymugwump wrote: »

Any top tips or idiot style things that newbies should know about RE ?

The website goes down... a lot. If you have problems, don't be afraid to call them, they're not like GAP - their staff are all always very friendly when you call, and they're usually quite accommodating. If you see a job online and the dates have passed, take it anyway and email/call them to get them to set new dates for you. If they're still online it means they still need them done.

missymugwump

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me
:T

RE operate quite differently to RM and I am just trying to pick up the ropes
Impressed with the amount of work they appear to have at the moment RM has gone very quiet

owlet

mharzuk wrote: »

Ok I’ll accommodate and distract you by way of asking a question.

When you do your tax return do you make the cut off the date you did the job or the date you got paid?

For example if you did the job on the 1st of April 2008 but did not get paid until 25 April 2008 which tax year do you put it into? :huh:

Don't know lol. I am only 6 months in so haven't done a tax return yet :j. I have a feeling you can do it either way as long as you are consistant, There is a fancy name for the two different ways. Someone who knows will be along before too long!

oops read the rest of the thread before replying - thanks jdan, I was on the right track!