Work from home jobs?

I'm not disputing that he or anyone else can make money from free bets online, I'm pointing out that it isn't working from home.
 
So, he's sitting at home, putting hours in on a computer (working) and making money from said activity. Working.
Do carry on though.
 
amigafan2003 said:
You can be retired and still work btw - what about those old blokes you see in Asda who have a one day a week job just to get out of the house and socialise. They are still reired, even though they have a "job".



Just to clarify:-

I am retired - my profression was a software engineer. I have "retired" from that profession and never intend to or need to work again in order to gain a reliable source of income.
I am also a full time student doing a degree.
I do have a source of income that involves me working from home, but I do not NEED that work nor do I rely on it - it's more of a hobby - but that does not negate the "retired" aspect.

Happy now?


BTW, did I mention I have a Westfield?
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I am pleased you're pleased.
 
Uther said:
So, he's sitting at home, putting hours in on a computer (working) and making money from said activity. Working.
Do carry on though.
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he's signing up to gambling sites to make money from free bets

gambling generally isn't considered to be 'work' thus you don't pay income tax on the proceeds

I think the OP was after actual career options that would enable him to work from home
 
dowie said:
he's signing up to gambling sites to make money from free bets

gambling generally isn't considered to be work thus you don't pay tax on the proceeds
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It's not gambling ;)

And you do pay tax but you pay it upfront.

In a "normal" job if you earn under 10K a year you don't pay tax, so is that not "working" either?

And pensioners pay tax if thier pension income is over a certain level - so does that mean that as they are paying tax they are in fact "working"?


You have a very narrow definition of what "work" is - you need to open up your mind a bit more.
 
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amigafan2003 said:
It's not gambling ;)

And you do pay tax but you pay it upfront.

In a "normal" job if you earn under 10K a year you don't pay tax, so is that not "working" either?

And pensioners pay tax if thier pension income is over a certain level - so does that mean that as they are paying tax they are in fact "working"?


You have a very narrow definition of what "work" is - you need to open up your mind a bit more.
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Edit: I shouldn't rise to it.
 
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amigafan2003 said:
In a "normal" job if you earn under 10K a year you don't pay tax, so is that not "working" either?

And pensioners pay tax if thier pension income is over a certain level - so does that mean that as they are paying tax they are in fact "working"?
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yes you get a tax free allowance with respect to your income, but do you think the money you get from matched betting has any relevance to that?
 
FYI it isn't really up for debate even, the answer is no, you don't pay tax and no that tax free allowance you're waffling about has no relevance

the only thing relevant is from Graham v Green which is what HMRC cites as the reason for not taxing gambling winnings even from self described 'professional' gamblers

But I do not think that you can find, in his case, any conception arising in which his individual operations can be said to be merged in the way that particular operations are merged in the conception of a trade. I think all you can say of that man ... is that he is addicted to betting. It is extremely difficult to express, but it seems to me that people would say he is addicted to betting, and could not say that his vocation is betting. The subject is involved in great difficulty of language, which I think represents great difficulty of thought. There is no tax on a habit
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Gambling isn't a trade... ergo you do not pay tax on it - you're not 'working from home'
 
either way, the point was that when the OP asked about working from home he was thinking about an actual job/career... not signing up to a bunch of gambling sites
 
Ev0 said:
Another IT person who largely works from home here, but wouldn't expect to be able to jump straight into working from home if new to industry.
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To expand on this a bit, I have no office to visit for work day to day but working in pre sales means I'm often out and about to see people.

Some weeks I'll be at home the whole time, some weeks I'll end up being out or away a few days.
 
amigafan2003 said:
It's paid by the bookies but the costs are passed onto the punter.
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so you've not actually paid any tax....

But I don't know why I'm bothering explaining - makes no difference to me - have a nice day.
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you're not explaining, the answer to what tax you've paid up front is none, the answer to what tax you pay on your winnings is... none

that is because you're gambling, it is not a trade, it is not working from home and it is not subject to income tax
 
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