Contractors can do very little to stop being randomly selected, but quite a lot to keep these four from being hoisted in HMRC’s direction.

With the general election now around the corner, would a party that promises then delivers on repealing the IR35 off-payroll working rules be reducing the UK’s tax burden?

A need-to-know on HMRC penalising and charging interest under the Intermediaries legislation.

To protect your outside IR35 status optimally, your next contract ought to have no notice period whatsoever.

Definitions for the terms contractors commonly come up against in the status space.

A rundown of the key timelines if probed by HMRC under IR35, so you can avoid being the next Cowan or Lynagh.

Even once you close your PSC, the tax office has up to 12 months from your final tax return to launch a probe.

Ex-inspector says HMRC hasn’t totally ruled out historically probing contracts that last year went from outside to inside.

By only ‘encouraging’ non-central government clients to pay out, the chancellor is ensuring thousands of contractors get overlooked.

Personal preference dictates if payroll trumps PSC, but beware the retrospective risk.

With reform looming large, the cost of an IR35 review could be small; even divisible.