My understanding is no, daily commutes cannot be claimed - however any outcall mileage and if you go on tour can be.

soon im going back to full time escorting and i think i should start paying taxes. This will be my first time and i know nothing about it or just the basics, neither do i know if we are required legally to pay taxes for this kind of work as im not sure if it is regulated in the uk. My questions come after seeing many posts from girls here seeking advice about accountants so i thought i should look into it too, or most of us don't pay taxes?

**do you tell your accountant what you do or something else? and if something else then what do you say something like makeup artist, beauty services...?
**i understand that we have to prove our cost of doing business to hmrc as well as our profits but how?? i dont provide invoices to customers and i get paid by cash, like most of you i guess. So impossible to prove my earnings.
**should i declare honestly what i earn or less, and why? what's the benefit and cons of either way?
**what can be included in cost of running the business? rent and bills (if working from home), hotel stays and transport to get there (if touring), food consumed during working days, cost of material such as condoms, lube, tissues, clothes, lingerie, etc...
**will I get a pension in the future if I contribute regardless of what kind of work, even if this is the only work I have done?
**what figure do we register as company, sole trader, self-employed...?

i really have no idea how it works but hope you guys can point me in the right direction, and even more, should i pay taxes or not? and why? benefits and cons?

soon im going back to full time escorting and i think i should start paying taxes. This will be my first time and i know nothing about it or just the basics, neither do i know if we are required legally to pay taxes for this kind of work as im not sure if it is regulated in the uk. My questions come after seeing many posts from girls here seeking advice about accountants so i thought i should look into it too, or most of us don't pay taxes?

**do you tell your accountant what you do or something else? and if something else then what do you say something like makeup artist, beauty services...?
**i understand that we have to prove our cost of doing business to hmrc as well as our profits but how?? i dont provide invoices to customers and i get paid by cash, like most of you i guess. So impossible to prove my earnings.
**should i declare honestly what i earn or less, and why? what's the benefit and cons of either way?
**what can be included in cost of running the business? rent and bills (if working from home), hotel stays and transport to get there (if touring), food consumed during working days, cost of material such as condoms, lube, tissues, clothes, lingerie, etc...
**will I get a pension in the future if I contribute regardless of what kind of work, even if this is the only work I have done?
**what figure do we register as company, sole trader, self-employed...?

i really have no idea how it works but hope you guys can point me in the right direction, and even more, should i pay taxes or not? and why? benefits and cons?

All income is taxable we are obliged to declare income from sex work.

My accountant knows the exact nature of my work, I use Escort as the description. I keep a record of income in a diary which corresponds to my bank statements. Most expenses are paid from a credit card, or bank and I keep a note of any which are paid using cash.

Your state pension depends on your National Insurance contributions, you can request a pension check through the .gov. uk website.

My mind is completely boggled by this - why on earth would you think you wouldn't need to pay income tax?? 

i dont know how it works for escorts here or whether it is regulated but i am glad it is possible to pay tax for it. I'm actually very preocuppied about the future and wanna start paying taxes asap, will delve deeper into it once i get back to work.

it's fully criminalised in the USA but it's still taxable...

As I understand it even illegal activities are taxable in the UK, brothels are often served with a tax bill if they haven't been paying.

How to prove the income without invoices as it’s all paid by cash?

You do not need to prove it if a business is paid by cash how can it be proved? Just put down what you take and keep all expenses

+1

It really gets on my nerves when I hear of people not paying their taxes, sex work or no sex work, but even more with sex work given how much we can earn.

You think I want to declare and pay tax on what I earn? No. My tax bill for this year is nearly 15k. But do I want to face jail time over tax fraud? I'd rather pay the 15k.

I use the NHS, my kid goes to school, my dentist's bill is considerably lower than what it would be in a country that doesn't have a system like ours - what makes me so special to think I shouldn't contribute to the system I use? I'm not, and neither is anyone else.

Some punters have told me during bookings that they wouldn't declare anything if they were a sex worker