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Working a second job, cash in hand
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I work 9-5 Mon-Fri in an office, and as from this weekend, I've also gone back to working weekend evenings for my old employer as a waitress. Obviously, I'm paid monthly for my main job, all properly taxed and NI'ed etc, but the second job is cash in hand at the end of every shift.
Now I'm not exactly watching over my shoulder or anything, but I know you're supposed to confess all wages to the tax man. Just randomly wondering, what are the implications if the tax man does find out? :yeees:
Now I'm not exactly watching over my shoulder or anything, but I know you're supposed to confess all wages to the tax man. Just randomly wondering, what are the implications if the tax man does find out? :yeees:
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And since when did "waitresses" have balls, exactly? :yeees:
Most likely you would be charged backdated basic rate 22% on your earnings as a waitress, plus any NI contributions too. I'm assuming you work full time in your 9-5 and all your personal allowance is used up there.
You can ring the tax office, confess all and give them an estimate of your annual earnings from your part time job. They can then stick a deduction in your tax code to collect the tax due.
If he isn't recording it in his papers, then I personally wouldn't bother declaring it. The cunts thieve enough off us as it is.
I wouldn't bother with that nonsense. It's for the employer to sort out if he so desires. If this was your full time job, then I'd agree but as pocket money work, forget it.
I'm just giving the official line
I'm not going to declare it - it's only gonna be about £100 in total over the whole of Xmas.
I just wondered if there would be a fine if I'm caught (highly unlikely, I appreciate) or if I just have to pay what I should have done.
That only really applies to Self Assessment cases.