Mystery Shopping Thread 24 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

whitelabel

mimi1234 wrote: »

I did my KIMS visits 2 weeks ago, so maybe that's why there is a delay? Who knows. I am sure they will pay me soon.

If the job has gone through checking, click on "my payments" and any pending payments will be listed there for future dates when it will be paid

Kayleighpea

Hi All,

Was just after a bit of advice tax wise quickly! I did a shop where there was no fee but I was reimbursed a certain amount for a product which I got to keep. The amount reimbursed came to just under half of the total amount I paid, so how do I treat this for tax? Do I pay tax on the amount of the reimbursement or does this count as a loss as I paid out more than I received?

Many thanks for your help in advance!

mskitten2904

I'm sure someone will know firmly but I would have said pay tax on the reimbursement and the rest is out of your own pocket. As there is no fee you have to pay tax on it or can be charged with tax evasion.

Big_Graeme

mskitten2904 wrote: »

I'm sure someone will know firmly but I would have said pay tax on the reimbursement and the rest is out of your own pocket. As there is no fee you have to pay tax on it or can be charged with tax evasion.

That's how I account for things like that.

heidbanger

Bare just paid to Paypal the noo, ABA have emailed me several times about the same payments so wondering if they have paid me several times.

mimi1234

GFK pending for Monday.

Is anyone getting any random emails off some wench at Bare about the phone visits? She keeps emailing me stating I was in the shop for 15 minutes and I spoke to a mos for 12 minutes. What exactly do I tell her? I went in, browsed for 3 minutes and did my checks and then spoke to someone for 12 minutes and then once the conversation ended I left the store? Isn't that just common sense? Am I missing something? The brief did not have a certain time I had to be in the store for. Totally confused now.

heidbanger

mimi1234 wrote: »

GFK pending for Monday.

Is anyone getting any random emails off some wench at Bare about the phone visits? She keeps emailing me stating I was in the shop for 15 minutes and I spoke to a mos for 12 minutes. What exactly do I tell her? I went in, browsed for 3 minutes and did my checks and then spoke to someone for 12 minutes and then once the conversation ended I left the store? Isn't that just common sense? Am I missing something? The brief did not have a certain time I had to be in the store for. Totally confused now.

I did get some strange queries a couple of weeks back asking questions where the answers were all blatantly obvious in my submission, this was after the surveys had initially been rated.

Big_Graeme

mimi1234 wrote: »

GFK pending for Monday.

Is anyone getting any random emails off some wench at Bare about the phone visits? She keeps emailing me stating I was in the shop for 15 minutes and I spoke to a mos for 12 minutes. What exactly do I tell her? I went in, browsed for 3 minutes and did my checks and then spoke to someone for 12 minutes and then once the conversation ended I left the store? Isn't that just common sense? Am I missing something? The brief did not have a certain time I had to be in the store for. Totally confused now.

Yes, and you are not missing anything. I get the feeling the stores are trying to ID their shoppers. I just confirmed the details, BARE as usual look like they have missed one or two questions off the survey if they want anything else they can pay for it.

mimi1234

Well it was really bad English and to be fair I had absolutely no idea what he/she was banging on about. I just replied and asked him/her what the hell they were asking off me.

Boredupnorth

I told them to read the report as all answers were in there, clear and that I would not repeate myself