I think any server owners that don't declare it would be foolish. 99% of the mir community are arseholes that would do anything they can to get "revenge" on a server owner if they nerf their class, or make a change they dont like etc.
It's really not worth the risk.
As for the answer to the OP question; I don't know how server owners would do it per say, they could set the server up as a business which would have different tax rules then self employed income, but i do all my earnings through self assessment as a "freelance programmer".
How does a self assement work if you are currently in full time employment?
Potentially could a server income could push a salary into the higher tax bracket?
How does a self assement work if you are currently in full time employment?
Potentially could a server income could push a salary into the higher tax bracket?
How does a self assement work if you are currently in full time employment?
Potentially could a server income could push a salary into the higher tax bracket?
Are there not any queries into what it is you are programming, or they not care all that much?
I'm just wondering because Mir isn't in the public domain and essentially all these server files we use are copyrighted etc.
Being investigated by HMRC is sometimes pure luck of the draw, also can happen when something triggers a response. For example a spike in earnings, a dip in declared compared to previous years. It’s not just a nasty tax man searching through ppls paperwork. It’s a computer software picking up on changes.
Out of all the tradesman I know which is hundreds, I know of 6 ppl to have been investigated. A couple..they are abit dodge the others purely legitimate and it was an absolute nightmayer for them, trying to prove innocence is sometimes hard.
If your going to declare Mir earnings I’m not sure how you sort the charge backs ppl do, sounds like a headache especially if your investigated by chance.
This is the main reason I just want to delete GameShop as I honestly don’t need the money to run a server, but a lot of ppl here keep convincing me to keep it in saying it adds a sense of security to players. “That I might stick around longer if money’s involved”
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Maybe I can be the difference, maybe @Tai can add a “free to play” or “no p2w” or “no gameshop” tag to servers without a GameShop to boost my credit. Just spit balling here
Charge backs can only be done on paypal within 3 months of the transaction i believe. And since you don't declare your earnings until a year after that wouldn't ever be an issue.
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