Contracting and CSA

[h8mmer]

Decrease your exposure by increasing expenses and adding directors. Contracting is quite nice for making life difficult for them, especially if you can take a month off here and there.
As it stands my assessment is on-going, so I'm not entirely sure if they are going to take dividends into account or not. Should know for certain within the next week.

Depends on your ex, the CSA person on the telephone will ask her "do you want to take his divis into account?" - can't see anyone saying no.
Also, playing games with your income to artificially make it low will just result in your ex being advised to lodge an appeal regarding the the amount they have been told they will get. Normally the CSA will stick to their assessment and then your ex has the right to take you to a tribunal anyway - everything is geared towards giving the PWC all the power not you.

Its the tribunal which have the powers to make you declare everything from your business & personal accounts (which she gets copys of btw) and will rule an almost arbitrary amount to pay - they bring "human rationale" into the equation following their own guidelines (which make very little sense imo).
So if they think you are artificially bumping up your expenses they can say that is income diversion and assess you accordingly.

I know its not likely, if she's already taken you to the CSA, but the best bet is to come to a personal agreement to pay her wo any CSA interference - even if you end up paying a little more than you should its worth it to get these monkeys off your back - they really are soul sucking leeches who can, and probably will, make your life a living hell if you allow them to.