Mystery Shopping Thread 21 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES*

marvellousaunt

Not wishing to start a debate about tax, but I've just been alerted to this section about deductions for working at home. Apparently there's a flat rate (unless you've taken out internet specifically for MS etc), might be useful as I don't think I read this figure on the OP:

When you can get tax relief for household expenses

If you have to work at or from home you can get tax relief for the extra household expenses that you have to pay. Typically these extra expenses include:

• the extra cost of gas and electricity to heat and light your work area
• business telephone calls

You won't be able to get relief on domestic expenses that you're paying anyway - like your mortgage or council tax. You also won't be able to get relief for expenses that relate to both business and private use - such as your telephone line rental, or Internet access.

How much relief you can get

You can get either:

• A flat rate deduction of £3.00 per week (from 2008-09) for each week that you've got to work at home. This doesn't include the cost of business telephone calls.
• A larger amount if your extra expenses are higher than £3.00 - but you'll have to show how you've calculated the figure.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/relief-household.htm

HTH

mimi1234

Lil_Me wrote: »

Mimi said fat reimbursement, not fee.

Well done Lil_Me, you attentive thing you :p:p

I would quite happily do these if I was flying out from the said airports. It's a big reimbursement and the products do sound quite glamorous too. I also find REACT reports really easy to do.

Note to ESA. !!!!!!, if you are going to leave me an answer phone message every couple of hours to say there is a visit in my area, try and say what company the f***ing visit is for. It's no good saying "We have open opportunities in your area". Errrr! Also, does anyone else think they have a male version of the "Computer Says No.... COUGH" woman from Little Britain at ESA. When I did pick up last week, I asked for mileage. Seriously sounded like he said "computer says no". MEGALOLS.

MysteryMe

I did my first couple of jewellery shops for Secret Shopping Services early Sep. I know it says they are slow payers on the first page but how slow is slow? Cheers!

Becles

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Note to ESA. !!!!!!, if you are going to leave me an answer phone message every couple of hours to say there is a visit in my area, try and say what company the f***ing visit is for. It's no good saying "We have open opportunities in your area". Errrr! [/QUOTE]

That drives me mad as well! I don't bother ringing back if they don't leave a location or details

Quiet week for me this week, which is good as I've torn the plantar ligament in my foot so I'm limping

MysteryMe

Sounds painful, hope you are soon on the mend Becles.


I've taken my phone details off so no more calls from them:D

Brian_Damage

samtastic7 wrote: »

!!!!!! isc stupid &^&*(()( pohot tool !!!!! arrgghhh

I thought this was a cat on the keyboard type post...

Brian_Damage

MysteryMe wrote: »

I did my first couple of jewellery shops for Secret Shopping Services early Sep. I know it says they are slow payers on the first page but how slow is slow? Cheers!

The last job I did for them was paid within 6 weeks, but if you don't expect payment for at least 2 months you'll be fine. At least there's no outlay with the jewellery jobs...

Siouxsie32

Quickly losing the will to live! Has anyone done the car job for TNS? I've filled in the questionnaire as far as I can after visit 1 and I was reading the guidelines (how many different places are the guidelines? I have about 6 screens open :eek:) Anyway, as I was trawling them all trying to find out whet I do when I get to question whatever it is for the end of the first visit, my session timed out and I can't log in again!!! I hope it's saved my answers. Do you have to submit it or just save and submit after visit 2? Kinda wish I'd just asked on here rather than try to find out for myself - you're all a mine of information!

spender

I was expecting ESA money today, do you think it is delayed due to the late raising of the invoices?

kst101

spender wrote: »

I was expecting ESA money today, do you think it is delayed due to the late raising of the invoices?

Am pretty sure they pay on the 10th, so I'm expecting to get paid tomorrow