Is money obtained from busking taxable?

[tell-me-more]

No more to add.

[Miss-taken]

Technically any income you receive that isn't taxed at source is taxable so therefore the answer is yes.

However as it is probable that you don't have a job (hence the need to busk) you can earn about �5k (can't remember this year personal allowance off the top of my head) without having to pay tax. (I wouldn't imagine that you'd earn that much busking anyway so problem solved!)

[Ethel]

If you are earning ANY money the tax man should know about it.

If you are not earning enough - you don't pay.

[tell-me-more]

But winnings from gambling for example aren't taxable.

[jedimistress]

Nor is if you have lodger who pays less than �4860 (or something close) per year.