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I'm kind of confused with these. In the questionnaire before you're allowed to accept the shop they ask this question: "Do you have any unreimbursed employee business expenses that you will claim?". Shouldn't every one of us be answering this question yes.....unless some of you seriously forego claiming your gas expense but I certainly am not going to do that. They keep telling me I can't proceed with these tax return shops because of how I answered the questionnaire and I'm certain it is because I am answering yes to this question....but we should all be answering yes to this question I feel like

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I don't know that everyone of us would answer yes. There are shoppers who may not have shopped much, if at all, in 2016. Others like myself may primary shops have all been close to home, and even after being able to claim the mileage and other deductions, wouldn't be over the standard deduction, so I'd take the standard deduction, and wouldn't have to claim any business expenses. I can already tell you that won't be the case next year.

But they ask the questions for a reason, and if you answer honestly and it disqualifies you, it disqualifies you. Better to know that now then get to the shop, claim the expenses and have MF deny the report.

Right I just don't get how that's seriously a disqualification.....you're asking mystery shoppers to have their tax returns done.....unreimbursed business expenses is basically a given unless you have an inexperienced mystery shopper in which case you really only want inexperienced mystery shoppers? And yes I get there are situations where even experienced auditors do not claim business expenses but it's the exception not the norm.

They key here is the word "employee", your expenses most likely are from being an independent contractor.

You don't know for sure that this was the question that disqualified you. It's easy to get tripped up on those questions for any shop. Also others have commented that you have to be certain you are due a refund to qualify. Was there a question about that?

I'm pretty sure that "Do you have any unreimbursed employee business expenses that you will claim?" is referring to expenses you would claim on the 2106 (employee) not expenses on your Schedule C (independent contractor).

@grille wrote:

I'm pretty sure that "Do you have any unreimbursed employee business expenses that you will claim?" is referring to expenses you would claim on the 2106 (employee) not expenses on your Schedule C (independent contractor).

To now the answer to this question so far in advance would make you a Pyshcic.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2017 12:31AM by sojo917.

@sojo917 wrote:

@grille wrote:

I'm pretty sure that "Do you have any unreimbursed employee business expenses that you will claim?" is referring to expenses you would claim on the 2106 (employee) not expenses on your Schedule C (independent contractor).
To now the answer to this question so far in advance would make you a Pyshcic.

Or perhaps a tax preparer ?

I believe I failed the question if I had made estimated tax payments, which is another clue that you are independent contractor. I have no employee w-2 income.

I did MF tax shops a few years ago - just twice - and then they started asking the questions that would disqualify most mystery shoppers who do this to really make any money and who would have deductions and etc. They (probably meaning the tax company - not MF - but who knows - maybe both?) don't want to pay the extra to have each of the extra forms completed (the tax company charges a certain amount up front and then charges extra for each form beyond the basic one). So someone who has deductions or a business get disqualified from doing the shop. I didn't even try to answer the questions this year as the last couple of years answering that I would be doing business taxes disqualified me. Not sure if they are still asking that question or if they have changed it some. I do see the shops on the board and staying there... wondering how many people are being disqualified. It was a nice shop when I was able to do it a number of years ago. I'm afraid though that the amount of tax reimbursement wouldn't cover the costs of very many extra forms beyond the basics.

@grille wrote:

@sojo917 wrote:

@grille wrote:

I'm pretty sure that "Do you have any unreimbursed employee business expenses that you will claim?" is referring to expenses you would claim on the 2106 (employee) not expenses on your Schedule C (independent contractor).
To now the answer to this question so far in advance would make you a Pyshcic.

Or perhaps a tax preparer ?

@grille-------->You missed the point---------->"............ 2106 ........."

or Psychic

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2017 05:00PM by sojo917.

I've answered a couple honestly and been kicked out. I think I'm eligible for the type that wants you to pay for the refund out of the check, though.

MegglesKat

I have not even tried. I do my own taxes been doing so for years.

i was told repeatedly, since I owed (small amt) in back taxes I couldn't perform one. BUT, then I was assigned and didn't go & another scheduler had a fit I didn't do it like I said I would. I had to reiterate over and OVER I was told I couldn't and refused to do it and possibly owing a lot more to someone else than my spouse doing it free online.

My saying this year, will repeatedly (mort co, car co, etc..) "Put it in writing."

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