Mystery shopping thread 26 *please read the op first**please no client names or fees

mimmy1977

Picked up a couple of local jobs,can not see where on the website they say when payment is?Any help would be grand

Tolteca87

Usually between the 23-26th of the month after the job.

mimmy1977

Tolteca87 wrote: »

Usually between the 23-26th of the month after the job.

Thank you

missymouse

Hi

I'm doing my first profit/loss tax bill. I have charged for printing, mileage etc. I have put down £5 for office, divided my BT bill by 4 each month and charged a percentage of my mobile tarrif. Does that sound reasonable?

thanks

Big_Graeme

missymouse wrote: »

Hi

I'm doing my first profit/loss tax bill. I have charged for printing, mileage etc. I have put down £5 for office, divided my BT bill by 4 each month and charged a percentage of my mobile tarrif. Does that sound reasonable?

thanks

Have a read here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/bimmanual/bim75010.htm

Tolteca87

MF money showing in the bank for the 14th.

Mordillo

I've signed up to a few mystery shopping companies but am finding some don't pay very well at all, I mean £2.50 and £2.75 for an assignment, it's really not worth bothering with, how do they manage to get people to do them?!

missymouse

sorry to be boring about the tax issue but if you're out for a few hours in the day doing MS jobs away from home and need lunch, is it okay to buy a sandwich and charge it as an expense?

thanks and Happy Christmas to all my fellow MS's. I really have appreciated all the helpful advice on here.

Stageshoot

Afraid Not.

you need to eat if you mystery shopping or not. Not a valid expense, as HMRC rightly say you could have made lunch to take with you (And would have had to pay for that)

Big_Graeme

missymouse wrote: »

sorry to be boring about the tax issue but if you're out for a few hours in the day doing MS jobs away from home and need lunch, is it okay to buy a sandwich and charge it as an expense?

That is why even the experienced shoppers take the odd poorly paying cafe/sandwich/pub visit.