MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XIV - Please do NOT mention Client names on here

millerose

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

How can I up my expenses legitimately??

Stationery: pens, paper, files, folders, notebooks etc, electricity used on computer, watch battery for use of stopwatch.

:T:T

mharzuk

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

JEEPEERS I think im gonna owe the tax man some tax this year. How can I up my expenses legitimately?? Ive already taken into account, mileage , printing, postage, use of home and telephone.... arrrrrg

Re-plastering the wall after hitting head off it repeatedly when filling in RE reports?

pinkprincess39

mharzuk wrote: »

Re-plastering the wall after hitting head off it repeatedly when filling in RE reports?

Brilll!!!!

Am I able to claim for the new PC I bought in order to do MSing, (i only really use it for that, maybe 5% personal use??)

millerose

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

Am I able to claim for the new PC I bought in order to do MSing, (i only really use it for that, maybe 5% personal use??)

Yes as its a component needed for your business. The computer hardware and its related software cannot be used for income tax purposes. Although be careful (if/when they do check you) that you can say that you do indeed use the computer for MS'ing and not 'surfing the net'. Keep the receipt and claim it.

pinkprincess39

millerose wrote: »

Yes as its a component needed for your business. The computer hardware and its related software cannot be used for income tax purposes.

What exactly is that?

millerose

pinkprincess39 wrote: »

What exactly is that?

Sorry that should have been after my comment about if you are 'surfing the net' and not using it for your business then the computer hardware; monitor, keyboard, scanner, printer etc cannot be claimed.

If you are using it for your business - which you are -then you can claim the new computer (flatscreen, printer/scanner/copier AND any MS office software or any accounting packages such a Sage you are buying)

Puzzcat

I'm in love.. I admit it... GR they are the very best of the bestest MS Co's although Tern come very close.....I have somehow.. not sure how, as my finger's not that fast managed to pick up 4 GR jobs in april so far.. and they are so lovely.. the questionnaires are easily to understand, the reports.. quick and simple.. and the fee.. decent... Love them.. bring on lots more for 2010/2011... please...

Tern are also fab, doing a job for them this month, they are so good at communciation and again the reports are fab.

These are my two top favourites.. whose are yours?

clippy_girl

mine are the company that cannot be named and and abai closely followed by tern, react and retail maxim

millerose

Puzzcat wrote: »

These are my two top favourites.. whose are yours?

I have 3 favourites: 1.GR then 2.GYP then 3.RE

I'm finding that a lot of MS shops are for RE in my local town. A few Gyp shops I cant do and Im always beaten to the GR jobs! I tend to stick with RE as there are more of them.

pinkprincess39

millerose wrote: »

Sorry that should have been after my comment about if you are 'surfing the net' and not using it for your business then the computer hardware; monitor, keyboard, scanner, printer etc cannot be claimed.

If you are using it for your business - which you are -then you can claim the new computer (flatscreen, printer/scanner/copier AND any MS office software or any accounting packages such a Sage you are buying)

Thanks. Yes bought it for MSing. Also had a PC bloke come and set it up for me etc so I guess I can claim his charges too? ( I have an invoice from him as proof)