ebay shop - count towards 16 hrs work

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I run an ebay shop which i probably spend about 7-10 hrs a week on. I'm thinking of getting a small partime job, maybe another 10 hours. Would the work i do on my ebay shop count toward the 16hrs + needed to get workig tax credits, etc

Presume you declare the profits you make on your shop for tax purposes as self-employed income?

That wasn't the question I asked. But yes i am am registered, no profits as yet though

So long as you declare it then yes.

Can i ask what you sell on there ??

If you are registered as self-employed (the ebay shop) I'm assuming you are not claiming workless benefits (JSA etc.)

No I'm not!!

Chortle! Are you wondering if you've accidentally come on the HMRC website!! Good luck!

As usual for MN, lots of judgmental posts that completely miss the question the OP has asked. I posted once about my husband and I going to a barbecue and arguing in the car home and got grilled (pardon the pun) about who drove home and if we'd been drinking.

OP, yes they would definitely would count towards the 16 hours.

Thanks bubbles :)

and yes ladykay - dd feel like that :(

You can count self employed hours but they are checking the claims thoroughly and random audits etc so you need to show exactly what you do on those hours and seen to be making at least min wage per hour. If your online shop justifies 7-10 hours on it then it will be fine, most ebay busineses dont though unless they run into hundreds of despatches a week.