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[PerfectStorm]

My client is small enough that I have to make the determination still, so there is that.

Plus previous years they can look at under the old rules.

Plus the saving (supermarkets and holidays primarily) that counteracts the cost.

It's still worth it for now....

[PerfectStorm]

I suppose that would make my heart sink slightly less than the offer of a 'panel interview' but the good old fashioned "informal chat about your hobbies and 5 mins about what the project wants to do and when can you start" will always be my favourite

[PerfectStorm]

About 5 years I think? They queried two tax years, one of them was right at the end of the period it could be queried in....

[PerfectStorm]

After 2.5 years the possibility of you being in any way meaningfully outside is vanishing by the day

[PerfectStorm]

I was investigated, both on a personal level and a company level, at the same time. Not for IR35 but for income and company funds more generally. I had IPSE Plus protection, similar to QDOS in practicality.

First call was to IPSE who got their tax company involved (Markle Tax) and they...

[PerfectStorm]

You can certainly be proactive and work with your agency to draw up a new contract that either replaces the existing one with a new end date, or an extension for the end.

If they end up offering an extension that runs into the months rather than the days, then the notion of "the missing...

[PerfectStorm]

In this context, the 'stuff' being referred to is electronic documents and emails and the personal address is an email address. So in other words, "get them to email you some stuff to your own email address while you're waiting for access". Technically against some rule or other, but all ...

[PerfectStorm]

As has been mentioned, in the bad old days of presenteeism it was usually possible to get some stuff printed, have long meetings etc and wait this out.

These days you may have to go unbilled until meaningful work kicks in, but I would still bill a quarter day for a meeting that happens...