The Mystery Shopping Thread - X

GemzyKate

NI question for you guys....I registered self employed at the end of June. I haven't received any confirmation or anything (don't even know if they bother to send you any confirmation).

However.... what I have received is a lovely £9.60 bill for NI contributions! I have just sent off the form application for exemption form, but my question is, do I pay the bill and get a refund later when I have the exemption certificate or not pay it??

Drea2904

Mes1214 wrote: »

Maybe adding "(NO CHAT)" to the topic like those in the Freebies Board would help!

Thats a good idea, its so frustrating getting the alert then is bloomin chatting!!!:mad::mad:

Once is a mistake.......................

twinklie

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Originally Posted by look after the pennies
Hi twinklie,

Have you spoke to RE yesterday about ms'ing the wrong shop? Will they let you do the assignment again?

They released me with no loss of points and have allowed me to sign up for another. Doh! I feel rather about my stupidity! Still, no harm done it would seem and the one I've accepted for next week I defo know where it is.

For the purposes of working out tax should I include that assignment in my logger even though I know I won't get paid for it?

KaramelRose

GemzyKate wrote: »

NI question for you guys....I registered self employed at the end of June. I haven't received any confirmation or anything (don't even know if they bother to send you any confirmation).

However.... what I have received is a lovely £9.60 bill for NI contributions! I have just sent off the form application for exemption form, but my question is, do I pay the bill and get a refund later when I have the exemption certificate or not pay it??

I'd like to know this too! I'm in the same boat - just about to send my form off. I wrote in a covering letter that I'd appreciate it if they could let me know if my invoice remained outstanding or if the sum was no longer payable... god knows if they'll get back to me or not!

ukmonkey

aplaceinthesun wrote: »

Thanks Monkey ! Its a summer drink , blimey are they really that expensive !!! Wont pick one of these up again I dont think but hey it will give me something to do whilst I wait to return to an Abai shop ...

Well in my case I had to purchase a drink, and wait to be upsold to a deal that includes a food item. The deal came in at 51p below the reimbursment.

They expect you to be upsold, and you can't prompt them for the upsell, iirc.

Mes1214

GemzyKate wrote: »

NI question for you guys....I registered self employed at the end of June. I haven't received any confirmation or anything (don't even know if they bother to send you any confirmation).

However.... what I have received is a lovely £9.60 bill for NI contributions! I have just sent off the form application for exemption form, but my question is, do I pay the bill and get a refund later when I have the exemption certificate or not pay it??

I was in the same situation when I registered as s/e and was told that I did not need to pay the bill. HTH.

karms12

hi guys

sorry about posting in the wrong board, it will not happen again..finally learning.
thanks

aplaceinthesun

Lil_Me wrote: »

I don't think they are that expensive, they would never sell any if they were! I'll probably just get a cake as well if they do an RE and only pay what you spend.

Thank you for your help.

ukmonkey wrote: »

Well in my case I had to purchase a drink, and wait to be upsold to a deal that includes a food item. The deal came in at 51p below the reimbursment.

They expect you to be upsold, and you can't prompt them for the upsell, iirc.

Theres no mention of a deal in my details, altho it says that they may try and upsell .

Does anyone know if I will get 'penalised' if I take my DH and get him a drink too, on top of my drink and food to make it up to £x or should he pay himself...!

Sorry for all the questions today guys

absolutelynomoney

GemzyKate wrote: »

NI question for you guys....I registered self employed at the end of June. I haven't received any confirmation or anything (don't even know if they bother to send you any confirmation).

However.... what I have received is a lovely £9.60 bill for NI contributions! I have just sent off the form application for exemption form, but my question is, do I pay the bill and get a refund later when I have the exemption certificate or not pay it??

KaramelRose wrote: »

I'd like to know this too! I'm in the same boat - just about to send my form off. I wrote in a covering letter that I'd appreciate it if they could let me know if my invoice remained outstanding or if the sum was no longer payable... god knows if they'll get back to me or not!

For both of you - I had this a couple of months ago and called up to ask.

You don't need to pay the bill. As soon as your exemption form is registered your bill wil be cancelled.

By the time I got round to doing my exemption form, my NI bill was quite late and I was worried they would fine me, but they still said it was ok, because no matter how late it is, if an exemption form comes through, it nulifies any previous unpaid bills.

KaramelRose

Thanks absolutelynomoney - that's INVALUABLE information! I can rest at ease now!