The taxman thought of that - at least in some jurisdictions.
In my native Norway, if you are a professional and do work benefitting yourself, you are supposed to pay VAT on the value of the job you did, even if it was done after hours.
Makes me wonder if those also applies to professional chefs and cleaners. And do daycare staff need to declare time spent taking care of their own children?
No, it's only for stuff which needs 'special competency'. E.g if you are a plumber then changing gaskets are Ok (because that's something 'anyone' can do), but not bigger stuff.
Kind of but not really completely correct. It's not for professionals in general, but for self-employed professionals. And 'only' for the work which needs special competency. E.g is changing gaskets as a plumber ok, but more serious work triggers VAT.
But yeah, pretty lame rule, and I doubt many actually follows it. I think it's primarily meant for people doing house flipping.
In my native Norway, if you are a professional and do work benefitting yourself, you are supposed to pay VAT on the value of the job you did, even if it was done after hours.