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Am I self employed?

Hi all, this might of been asked before but here goes maybe you can help, I take onine surveys, answering questions, testing websites and reviewing products I earn about £70 a week, do I need to declare this to HMRC as income?, what type of income is this classed as? Dose this make me selfemployed, i really dont know enough about selfemployment to say.Any help or advice would be great I'm just not sure what I should do.

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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    You posted something similar in 2015.
    Have you been earning this since then and not declaring it then ?
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,527 Forumite
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    You are self-employed, and your income needs to declared to HMRC: when a commercial organisation gives you money in return to doing something they want you to do, you are operating under a contract for services. You are operating as a Sole Trader.

    You need to register for Self-Assessment and declare the nature of your employment (Market Research & Product Testing?) and the income you earn.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,953 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Call HMRC and ask them. They tend to be quite helpful.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • McKneff wrote: »
    You posted something similar in 2015.
    Have you been earning this since then and not declaring it then ?
    I have recently come out of employment and struggling to find more work so started doing them again only this time I actually found a few sites where I can earn a decent amount. Thanks for all the help guys
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