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13 years 3 weeks ago #50669 by DRAGON2009
Replied by DRAGON2009 on topic Re:Disability Benefits and 'Other Income'
self employment is not ab otu whether or not you make a profit, its asbout trading activity and a profit motive. he DWP wont be at all excited if a self running webpage made no money. I cannot see how you 'worked' if you dont actually make money or do anything during the relevant period, but its probably best that these optomictic if unsuccessful enterprises are declared, both for tax and benefits, after getting proper advice of course

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13 years 3 weeks ago #50670 by Bunny
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Thanks Survivor - I literally have barely looked at the site - I'm ashamed to admit I don't even know how it works as I've just never been well enough to do anything with it - but as it's automated it's just been running along by itself.

I'm going to query it with my accountant - to me 'work' means actively working so as all I have done is bought a website I really didn't think it would qualify as 'work', if it had I would probably have never bought the site in the first place as it was only the fact it was fully automated that made me think I would be able to manage it at the time anyway. As it stands I haven't even managed to be well enough to do the tax or record keeping part of it, which is why I have ended up in this mess.

Thanks for your help.

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13 years 3 weeks ago #50672 by originaldave
Replied by originaldave on topic Re:Disability Benefits and 'Other Income'
Survivor wrote:

Have you thought of contacting Business Link?

www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home


or go to this web page and answer the questions :)

www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits...PayingTax/DG_4015975

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13 years 3 weeks ago #50674 by originaldave
Replied by originaldave on topic Re:Disability Benefits and 'Other Income'
:blush: sorry my computer playing up

this is the tax mans test

www.hmrc.gov.uk/calcs/esi.htm

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13 years 3 weeks ago #50685 by Bunny
Replied by Bunny on topic Re:Disability Benefits and 'Other Income'
Hi Everyone

I did contact Business Link last month but they said that as I'd just bought the website as an existing already set up site rather than starting it myself they could only help me if I wanted to set up a new business from scratch.

They seem to be more for start ups and business plan advice than for things already up and running.

I will have a go at those online tests.

Thanks again

Bunny

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