Mystery Shopping Thread 25 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

Cayt65

Yes. Mine is in the bank.

tizzy79

Strange mine isnt :-(

JohnnyG

whitelabel wrote: »

The simplicity thing is attractive, but financially its better for me to do other way, with running and maintenance costs and higher insurance my biggest factors, plus I'm stuck doing it this way . 14p a mile would be a dream but with a 2.5l and the mileage/tyres/servicing I get through, not a chance :rotfl:

Big_Graeme wrote: »

Yeah they don't suit everyone, I'm looking at the working from home figures and thinking I could justify a slightly higher amount

Guys, can you do a mixture of both? For example, choose the simple method for your home costs then separate costs for your vehicle, or vice versa?

It's just that I do my home costs separately, but do my vehicle costs the simplistic way.

mskitten2904

tizzy79 wrote: »

Did anyone recieve their payment today from TNS today? TIA

Yes mine is in too but remember they pay twice a month now for phone shops.... 14th and 28th x

mskitten2904

JohnnyG wrote: »

Guys, can you do a mixture of both? For example, choose the simple method for your home costs then separate costs for your vehicle, or vice versa?

It's just that I do my home costs separately, but do my vehicle costs the simplistic way.

Hi Johnny, I think if you read Graeme's link on the last page they have to be done together.... That's how I read it x

mskitten2904

Actually I think you maybe ok, it says any or all x

tizzy79

mskitten2904 wrote: »

Yes mine is in too but remember they pay twice a month now for phone shops.... 14th and 28th x

Yeah l know but there was nothing in for the last pay run either and its for quite a few. So was thinking its very strange!

supersaverkerry

Big_Graeme wrote: »

You can not use method one for a benefit in kind, you have still received £50 in the form of a meal.

HMRC has now simplified the claiming of expenses when using your home and the things in your home.

https://www.gov.uk/simpler-income-tax-simplified-expenses

You can choose to ignore them and claim more, you'll just have to justify wheat you claim if asked. They do make life easy if you are unsure though.

Ok so none of the cost of the meal can be included as my expenses ? Even though 50% of the food and drink bill will be for my guest since I have to take someone with me on the trip?

Also I was chatting to someone today and they have said I will have to pay business rates to the council now since I am self employed from home - is that correct? I'm thinking not since I am literally just using my laptop from my couch or sitting in the study to fill in reports.

It is starting to seem like this is hardly worth doing.

Thanks

weeg

supersaverkerry wrote: »

Ok so none of the cost of the meal can be included as my expenses ? Even though 50% of the food and drink bill will be for my guest since I have to take someone with me on the trip?

Correct - the meal IS the fee. None of it can be expenses

Also I was chatting to someone today and they have said I will have to pay business rates to the council now since I am self employed from home - is that correct? I'm thinking not since I am literally just using my laptop from my couch or sitting in the study to fill in reports.

It is starting to seem like this is hardly worth doing.

Thanks

No, you don't have to pay business rates. If you were converting a room in your home to an office, with a bunch of office equipment, a PA, working from there full time and having visiting clients, then you might need to pay business rates (and your council tax would be reduced by one room).

If you only take reimbursement only jobs, then it's not worth doing financially. View it as an 80% off treat. If you do paid jobs, then itis worth it - although how worth it is a subject of much debate around here.

headcrash27

I've just started shopping with Gapbuster and i'm confused as to how i enter my bank details.

On the 'my profile' page where it says bank account number i tried just entering my bank account number and it popped up an error stating that it needed to be the sort code and the account number. I've entered it like this 010101-01010101 with the first number being the sort code and the second the bank account number. Is this correct? Do they not need to know any more details like the name of my bank?

I've completed my first mystery shop with them and i'm just worried i'm not going to get paid.