IR35 - HMRC! Curious about how they chooose people to investigate/inspect

[uk contractor]

Use commonsense above all else (this clearly excludes many contractors ):
Do not use offshore tax avoidance schemes (unless the chancellor or PM also use them ).
Do not try to fiddle lunch & travel expenses or especially IT equipment you never use for work purposes like that 80" HDTV & Xbox 1 X!
Do not try to use relatives even though allowed within the letter of the law as tax dodging items (wife or partner is on payroll when its just a tax dodge for example).
Do not try to claim electricity & other utility bills for your bitcoin mining empire as legit tax relief!
Avoid all of the above pay your VAT on time & if your really lucky & or have not yet been caught then your playing the game as it should be played

[Lance]

Use commonsense above all else (this clearly excludes many contractors ):
Do not use offshore tax avoidance schemes (unless the chancellor or PM also use them ).
Do not try to fiddle lunch & travel expenses or especially IT equipment you never use for work purposes like that 80" HDTV & Xbox 1 X!
Do not try to use relatives even though allowed within the letter of the law as tax dodging items (wife or partner is on payroll when its just a tax dodge for example).
Do not try to claim electricity & other utility bills for your bitcoin mining empire as legit tax relief!
Avoid all of the above pay your VAT on time & if your really lucky & or have not yet been caught then your playing the game as it should be played

I'm not convinced that a tax avoidance scheme used by a prime minister is much use either.
Also MPs have very different rules on what counts as a BIK and what is a legitimate expense so don't use them as an example of good or bad practise.

EIDT: oh and you IMG link doesn't work.

[uk contractor]

I'm not convinced that a tax avoidance scheme used by a prime minister is much use either.
Also MPs have very different rules on what counts as a BIK and what is a legitimate expense so don't use them as an example of good or bad practise.

EIDT: oh and you IMG link doesn't work.

Sense of humour failure?

[Lance]

Sense of humour failure?

every time I read about MPs expenses I'm more shocked about what they're allowed to claim than I am about the stuff they're not supposed to.

So yes, my sense of humour has failed.....

[uk contractor]

every time I read about MPs expenses I'm more shocked about what they're allowed to claim than I am about the stuff they're not supposed to.

So yes, my sense of humour has failed.....

Panama Papers: David Cameron's father 'ran offshore fund that paid zero UK tax for 30 years' | The Independent
https://www.ft.com/content/ac0fda28-...6-11d5706b613b

[Lance]

Panama Papers: David Cameron's father 'ran offshore fund that paid zero UK tax for 30 years' | The Independent
https://www.ft.com/content/ac0fda28-...6-11d5706b613b

That's not helping my sense of humour....

[uk contractor]

That's not helping my sense of humour....

This will not help either then
Top City regulator used tax break scheme - BBC News

[oilboil]

Hi,

It's my first year contracting and I've done my best to keep ALL records. I had a break in at xmas during which my laptop bag and file with a lot of important docs included got stolen. I'm unsure what would be required of me to justify being Outside IR35... Especially with regards those clients you've stopped working for.

I believe what they do is look at these forums for people worried about if they will be investigated and then target those - well done for passing stage-gate one of the HMRC check process