Consulting for a Year: Seeking Answers to Make Up $50 Commissionable Sales

[ChefAggi]

Okay so I have been a consultant for almost a year now, but I have never put an order in under my name. I have always used my Mum's name or my best friend's name. I want to order a few pieces of stones to put up on tickets for February. I need about $50 of commissionable sales to make up the $300 (here in Canada) within a two month space to keep myself active. I didn't have much success over the holidays with shows. I had a catalog show that made $250 ish bucks. I now need to make up another $50. I have two questions really

1. As a consultant can I place an order to make up that needed commissionable sales?

2. If I put it under my Mum's name (as she has done two cattys for me) she will get the 10% discount, can I still claim it next year for my 2007 income tax even though its under my Mum's name?

I have done the 2nd thing a couple times last year to make up difference or pick up a few things for prizes/tickets etc. I'm trying to figure out how I can claim them on my 2006 income tax?

All help will be GREATLY appreciated!

Cheers

 

[pampered1224]

Technically, you can't...If the reciepts are not in your name. However, you could have your mum write out a reciept making it look like you purchased the products from her.
Then write it off as a business expense.

 

[ChefAggi]

But I can still put my own name on an order even though I"m a consultant?

 

[Jennie4PC]

yes you can just mark consultant as host

 

[ShanaSmith]

I'm not sure I am totally following, but if you put yourself as the host and place an order that amount is not commissionable, and would not count towards keeping active.

 

[ChefAggi]

Well to keep it safe as I"m only spending the $50 as that is all I can do and I can't get a bite for other outside orders, I'm going to put it under my Mum's name or see if she can spare $50 to help save her dear poor suffering daughter from losing her business activity !! lol

In the meantime, I do have to place a paper supply order soon. I won't have enough catalogs for the month of Feb. for the shows I have booked. In Feb. I'll order my new Spring catalogs for my March and onward shows.

Cheers

 

[PamperedBrandy]

Your own orders don't count as your commissionable sales. What about putting the order in your Mom's name and then marking 'consultant gift' in the payment section of PP?

 

[ChefAggi]

interesting Pampered Brandy.. I will have to look into that. thanks

Cheers

 

[letscook04]

As a consultant, under your name your orders don't count as commissionable sales.(you will not get paid commission)
In PP under "non-commissions orders" you can order stuff and get 20% off and claim it on your taxes.

Hope that this helps you?