Would you tell DS he needs to declare this for tax?

[Holtome]

Long story, but the upshot is DS works PT in a minimum wage job (due the the circumstances around the long story).

My parents are finding they need help around the house, cleaning, gardening, odd jobs. DS has been doing quite a bit for them, unpaid and willingly.

Parents have decided they want to pay him. They don't think it's fair to ask so much of him, and would rather pay him than someone else.

They're going to pay him the same rate as he gets at work for probably 2 afternoons a week, but that will vary according to what needs doing, and what shifts he has at work.

I know that is taxable, but equally he could do the jobs for free, and they could gift him spending money, and that would be tax free.

To avoid the red herring, regular gifts from income are not subject to inheritance tax, should they die within 7 years.

Will he be making more than £12,570 per year?

The gifts do need to be regular, randomly paying for work is not regular.
But they also have a £3k gift allowance each anyway.

Oh FGS, seriously? Let them give him some pocket money and call it extra birthday money.

Leave him be 🤷‍♀️ who is going to know

Let him have it as a gift from his grandparents if it’s from their regular income anyway!

there is zero chance he’ll get investigated as a PAYE person. Just leave him to it.

This!!!
I used to clean for my nanna when she was alive and she used to give me some money I never declared it why would you - it’s only extra pocket money

I guess it depends how much and whether they are suggesting a regular weekly/monthly transfer to his account.

If he's just helping out his grandparents and they're giving him some money as a thank you, I don't see why you want to declare it as earnings.

They aren't employing him.

How old is your ds?

If he's willingly doing the jobs anyway then it's essentially just a gift, I don't think you need to declare money from grandparents for tax purposes

23, why?

Depending on how much he's earning in total it might not be taxable anyway and he'd be able to claim travel expenses further reducing any taxable liability. He could possibly also use his trading allowance if its considered he's a self employed odd jobs man.

But tbh I'd just regard the money they give him as gifts/expenses rather than earnings.

Is it going to be more than £1000 per year?

Are you going to suggest he pays NI on this?

Should the grandparents set up a pension for him?

As an aside, if the part time working is likely to be long term has he checked that he's likely to make enough NI credits for a state pension?

No don’t declare it