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

Big_Graeme

head_meet_wall wrote: »

Hi, I have been MS for a couple of months now, and I am just sorting out my accounts.
When you have to buy something and get the cost reimbursed, but keep the item, is that counted as an expense or a fee?

Thanks in advance.

Its a bit of a grey area even when you ask HMRC, this is what I was told was best practice, others may have different advice.

Items bought where the brief states what you need to buy, it is an expense, if you just need to spend a small amount to get a receipt, then again its an expense, where the grey area comes is where you get a small fee and a reasonably large spend to spend on what you want (I'm thinking MF frozen foods as an example) I declare it as a fee as logic says you are doing the job for the combined amount.

When you are doing your spreadsheet I would recommend declaring your reimbursement on the income side and then adding the expense amount to the debit side.

kittygirl20

I don't mind MF jobs usually, I can just easily fit them around my day, do stuff I would do normally and the reports are usually done in minutes but just did a report that was so time consuming for a minimal fee it's put me off! LOL. Bet I get a proof reading query too, never had one in 50 plus jobs but it won't surprise me as that was a bloody hateful job!!


Great service received though, the actual shop was a pleasure just the report was vile.

Oddjob

Sunny_spell wrote: »

I was wondering where the pharmacy client and clothes retailer with facial name from GrassRoots had gone.

The pharmacy client has gone to another company, it won't show up on any of the fastest finger first sites as they allocate to small teams only.

Larac

Oddjob wrote: »

The pharmacy client has gone to another company, it won't show up on any of the fastest finger first sites as they allocate to small teams only.

The pharmacy ones when GR had them were as rare as hens teeth for me personally and I never saw the clothes one.

I am wondering if there is a move away from FFF as even the likes of GFK and ESA have been ringing me up offering jobs before they appear on the board.

funkyspaceship

Hi guys, I am 20 and I am just wondering if there is a mystery shopping company that does a lot of age-restricted visits, for example checking they ID in a pub or a betting shop. I have had a few with Market Force and they pay over £10 usually. So, anyone got any recommendations?

Becles

funkyspaceship wrote: »

Hi guys, I am 20 and I am just wondering if there is a mystery shopping company that does a lot of age-restricted visits, for example checking they ID in a pub or a betting shop. I have had a few with Market Force and they pay over £10 usually. So, anyone got any recommendations?

There's http://www.servelegal.co.uk/ if you look young!

MysteryMan00

To film inside restaurants and clubs to give the tax authorities an idea of how busy the place is and, therefore, what isn't going through the books.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-06/greece-proposes-become-tax-collecting-police-state-quietly-requests-third-bailout-do

funkyspaceship

Becles wrote: »

There's servelegal if you look young!

Unfortunately you need to be 18 or 19 for that one.

Big_Graeme

funkyspaceship wrote: »

Unfortunately you need to be 18 or 19 for that one.

That's about the cut off for most of them I'm afraid.

Webstar

Bit confused over tax/NI - Have earned about £3.5k from MS this year so well within limits for paying any NI. My rail ticket reimbursements were £9.5k. So in total I have suddenly become a large earner so am I now liable for 9% NI?