oh this is odd - Tutor asked to be paid in cash

[FluffyMummy123]

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The tutor we used had access to all the old school exam papers for the school we wanted dd to get into...no one else could get them.

And she didn't want us telling the school we had used her services in the event of an appeal...strange innit?

you are not me Cod!

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Cod, I really can't see why you think this is odd. She has a sideline in tutoring, and doesn't really want a papertrail of cheques, because (a) it will make the paperwork much more complicated and (b) she will have to pay extra tax.

Whether you disapprove or not is a different matter. But legally her tax is her business anyway.

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She's probably just rubbish at paying in cheques (as am I and most of my friends) - I've been carrying around a tax rebate cheque of over 5 grand for 3 months now.

I also hate it when I've written a cheque to someone and they don't cash it for months, sending me scrabbling through bank statements to work out where my cash has gone

I thought cash was mandatory.

Kind of adds to the oh-god-am-I-being-a-thrusting-alpha-mum guilt thing to be thrusting crumpled tenners at someone, doesn't it?

IMO she is highly suspicious and i think you should cease all dealings wit aforementioned teach incase you get dragged into some sordid tax scandle and your standing in society crumbles

Either that or she cant be arsed banking cheques

It's maybe a PITA for her to bank a cheque. I have an internet only bank account, so it takes ages for cheques to clear. I have to post them to my bank, via the post office, and it can take up to two weeks to see the money in my account.

Mind you, Cod, if you fancy doling out cash in brown envelopes, I can email you my address...

put me in that queue too.

unknownrebelbang - that was my point too. Cheques will cost her money if she has a business account therefore she gets less pay per student who pays by cheque. If this is weekly for relatively small amounts, then her loss is greater. As a business, she would probably have to pay to lodge cash as well, but cheques cost more as they have to be processed manually afaik (correct me if I'm wrong though).

Ds1's tutor works all hours tutoring outside of school hours including weekends so this is probably her sole income as she is always available on the phone during school time.

I do think it a bit extreme however, to hand cheques back. Rather better to have accepted them, but ask for cash in future.

No-one's ever tried to pay me by cheque - they all give me cash even though I've never asked. I do some 11 plus and some specialist dyslexia tutoring. I've never thought about it before.

Ask to pay her by standing order and see what she says? Of course, you're not doing anything wrong in paying her in cash.

The tutor we had last year,and will use again next year, will again, take cheques for term or half term fees,but cash for weekly payments I think its just a pain in the butt to keep going to bank, nothing dodgy

Btw It is perfectly legal to refuse cheques as a form of payment. Her terms might easily be cash on the day of the cheating some poor soul out of his rightful place because his parents are skint tutoring. Lots of high street shops no longer accept cheques.

if she is teaching in a school as her main job and just does a bit of tutoring on the side, then officially she would have to pay 25% tax on anything she earns from the tutoring but most people i know get paid cash for their tutoring, some declare it if they earn lots, others dont declare it because they dont do very much tutoring and just use it as their spending money - persoannly dont think its that much of a problem if they only have a couple of tutees.

just ask her though that way you'll know, and if it is purely for her convenience then make it clear that somtimes you'll be able to get to the bank but if you cant a cheque will have to do

oh and lots of luck to your dc on their 11 plus - most who take it are tutored now which seems to raise the game a bit

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cash is fine

stop being so middle class and angsty

and I wouldn't give two figs if she was diddling the tax either, plenty of cash loopholes being used by big business and nobody dobs them in to the Tax bods

Mine asks for cash because so many cheques bounce - not ours you understand

I babysit and prefer cash because my bank is a pain to get to and cheques take a week to clear in my account. Usually I could use the monay asap Would never ask to change cheques back for cash though.

BTW I am in the process of getting registered tax-wise and will keep everything on record but I am sure I wont earn enough to have to pay anything anyway!

When I have done tutoring I ask to be paid in cash. It means I can 'use' the money straight away, for petrol, food and other essentials. It's a PITA to get to the bank if you work full-time.