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September 19, 2012 12:10PM
I am disabled and I would like to work as a phone myster shopper! Will I lose my benefits if I do? Also do I have to file taxes? Any and all help is appreciated!
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September 19, 2012 12:58PM
Yes you have to pay taxes. We aren't lawyers around here. You should either check with a lawyer or whoever administers disability benefits in order to determine the type of work you are allowed to do and you maximum allowable monthly income.

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September 19, 2012 01:07PM
You are allowed to make a certain amount of money each year without cutting back on your disability benefits. PM me with any questions...

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September 19, 2012 04:13PM
My sister checked into this a while back. She was advised not to do Mystery shopping. The disability administers will view it as "regular income." From my understanding from here she cannot do a job that has a regular income. If she can perform the job regularly then she is employable
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September 19, 2012 04:25PM
If working regularly versus sporadically is the criteria then mystery shopping would fit since there is no regular schedule or regular income.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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September 19, 2012 05:09PM
Mystery Shopping is sporatic work. It is observational versus physical.

Shopping Bama and parts of Georgia.
I'm still learning 24/7.
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September 19, 2012 07:46PM
I agree. I know they SS administration told my sister regular income. I dont see the issue. They dont have an issue with SSI clients to go ay their bills or do their daily shopping. So whats the big deal I think the income level may be the bigger issue. They dont want people with disabilities to make more money than they are willing to give which is not much. Definately not enough to live on.
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September 19, 2012 09:20PM
My sister is on SSDI and has been okayed to do shops, as long as her monthly income does not exceed a certain amount. BUT the first person she talked to didn't understand about IC work, so she had to contact the Disability rights organization in her state to get it sorted out. She is able to make serveral hundred dollars a month with no problems, reports the income; pays the taxes. No problems.

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