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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 50,412 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper

    I guess it’s sitting on a lot of people’s dash board, just in case they increase the pay rate.

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  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    Can't get rid of the darned thing. Suspect it's going to be there for weeks.

    Make £2026 in 2026
    Prolific £156.37, TCB £8.24, Everup £12.17
    Total £176.78 8.7%

    Make £2025 in 2025  Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
    Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10

    Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%
    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%






  • blondie511
    blondie511 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    I passed qualification but no studies have come up for me yet. Wasted an hour and 45 minutes on that thinking the pay of the actual studies must be better, surely!?

  • onemouseplace
    onemouseplace Posts: 195 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    How do you know you passd qualification? Nothing has come up for me yet, but I'm still in the Project Catalyst group so wondering if that means anything!

  • blondie511
    blondie511 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    I just guessed I was because on the Catalyst page it says 'qualification approved' but now I think about it, it doesn't mean that I've definitely passed, I just thought I had!

  • I received a ton of studies of AI studies by "Researcher Auto Pilot" the 31st of January. I completed them and made around $200. Then I never got them again, at least for now.

    Should I expect to start getting them regularly, like the Galactic Probe/Vortex Oasis ones?

  • MollyR
    MollyR Posts: 2,712 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    You wouldn't pay tax on the whole lot. You would pay tax on the amount above £1000 which you earned from "side hustles", including survey taking. You would also pay tax on any interest about £1000 earned on your savings, but the two are separate. Caveat: I am no expert, and DYOR is always recommended!

  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 4 February at 5:29PM

    I spoke with my financial adviser this morning and he said the whole lot would fall into taxable income. I have no other earned income though, so it might be my circumstances which affect this.

    Make £2026 in 2026
    Prolific £156.37, TCB £8.24, Everup £12.17
    Total £176.78 8.7%

    Make £2025 in 2025  Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
    Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10

    Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%
    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%






  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 50,412 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper

    Maybe you need an accountant rather than a financial advisor!

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-free-allowances-on-property-and-trading-income

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