MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XV - please, no mention of client names or fees on here

jen_br

You will need them if you get audited.

glitterkandy

As I understand it, you are technically supposed to keep everything for 6 years or so, but you only need them if you're audited, and the tax office do understand if a few receipts here and there are missing, provided the rest are available for inspection.

I went on a business link tax course when I first went self-employed, I'd recommend doing one if you have a spare couple of hours, made everything so much clearer than the HMRC website.

ETA: They also mentioned that if you don't have a receipt but have a bank statement or internet banking printout showing it, they'll accept that instead.

footiemad wrote: »

Hello everyone

I'm just trying to sort out my earnings and tax etc. Please can I ask you all a question? Do I need to keep receipts and car parking tickets? As I don't have any of my car parking tickets!

Thank you for your help

misssarahleigh

I never keep my parking stuff. Oops. Think I had best start. In that case re asked for a receipt to be posted back. I assume a scanned image will do.

serendipity2706

nearlyheadlessian wrote: »

No, but I can't be bothered to pay to phone them and chase it. I'll just continue to send emails till they fix it.

Oh It's not just me then. I saw the first jobs in my area a day ago and signed up, now getting threatening emails about the dates. I can't find any way of putting them in either.

serendipity2706

s-a-h- wrote: »

I have done a few jobs for TNS now and find work on their visit allocation system. If I click on the link for TNS sassie on page 1 of this thread I can also look on there, but I have only just found a job on there today. Is this a different TNS department, my fieldworker ID is different and I seem to be ready for a basic test but it won't let me complete it?

hi This is TNS International which seems different. I also can't get the test to open.

nearlyheadlessian

serendipity2706 wrote: »

hi This is TNS International which seems different. I also can't get the test to open.

There's no difference whatsoever, both the sassie site and the mercury site are operated by the same company, TNS, from the same office by the personnel. TNS was taken over by Research International about 18 months ago which is why an awful lot has changed (all the AM's where made redundant, fees/mileage have decreased etc). They plan to move everything across to sassie eventually and have been using it for some jobs for about a year, whilst trialling other assignments on it too.

jc2703

I have received 5 email alerts this afternoon for the Alerts Thread and yet everytime I check the last alert is for the department store cafes. Is this the last alert everyone can see? has anyone else received alerts this afternoon?

Thanks

sweettooth_2

jc2703 wrote: »

I have received 5 email alerts this afternoon for the Alerts Thread and yet everytime I check the last alert is for the department store cafes. Is this the last alert everyone can see? has anyone else received alerts this afternoon?

Thanks

I have had alerts but don't see any on the thread.:(

meandmaboy

Anyone find they can't get into RE at all. Looks like the new super duper website is not working for me.:mad:
It won't allow me to put in user name as the boxes close in on my typing.
Well don't suppose its my problem,:D:D as they had already emailed @ the weekend asking if I was definetely doing my assignments this week as they had a tight turnaround.
Well yes I will if I can access the site, other than that who knows :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

ps hope its not just me who can't access the site, please someone coma along & tell me its happening to them:)

Fiver29

meandmaboy wrote: »

Anyone find they can't get into RE at all. Looks like the new super duper website is not working for me.:mad:
It won't allow me to put in user name as the boxes close in on my typing.
Well don't suppose its my problem,:D:D as they had already emailed @ the weekend asking if I was definetely doing my assignments this week as they had a tight turnaround.
Well yes I will if I can access the site, other than that who knows :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

ps hope its not just me who can't access the site, please someone coma along & tell me its happening to them:)

I've just got on the new site, in fact I just had my first ever assignment available from them :j