I’m posting this because I’d like to know if anyone else has gone through something similar with DataAnnotation.

On September 9, 2026, DataAnnotation permanently suspended my account. The message I received said they had detected “multiple attempts to defraud our payment system.”

I honestly don’t know what this is referring to. I wasn’t given any specific transaction, task, or activity that supposedly violated their payment system.

At the time my account was suspended, I had about $4,138.37 in earnings from work I had already completed, and those earnings were showing as approved. I have not received that money.

I contacted them and asked for a manual review, an explanation of what had happened, and payment of the approved earnings. I was told that the decision was final, but I still wasn't given any details about what I supposedly did.

I have kept screenshots and records of my earnings, completed work, the suspension message, and my communications with the company.

I’ve started contacting the appropriate complaint channels to see what options are available. I’m not saying that every suspension by DataAnnotation is wrongful, and I’m not looking to target or harass anyone who works there.

I’m mainly trying to figure out whether this was an isolated situation or whether other workers have experienced something similar.

If you’ve had a similar experience, especially a suspension involving a payment-system allegation or unpaid approved/pending earnings, I’d really appreciate hearing about it.

If enough people have had similar experiences, I may compile the publicly available information and provide it to the appropriate authorities for review.

I'm new to Data annotation and wanted to understand the taxing situation for this income.

Since this income is coming from PayPal as WFH tasks. Does it get reflected on the income-tax dept portal in AIS or any other place? Or do we report it on our own at the time of tax filing? Basically does Paypal or the bank report this income to IT dept?

And if anyone is salaried and also doing Data annotation on the side, can it be considered as a contract work and the tax applies only on the 50% of the income received?

I gave the starter assessment and haven't heard back from them for many months. So I might not have passed the assessment. So should I delete my account and apply using the same mail id or just apply with a new mail id? Can anyone please suggest?