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Check if you are at risk of tax avoidance

Find out how to check your risk of being involved in tax avoidance if you work through an umbrella company.

Use the interactive risk checker to find out if your employment arrangements could involve tax avoidance.

Before you start

You can use this tool if you are working through an umbrella company. If you are unsure, you can find out if you’re working through an umbrella company by checking your:

Find out more about what to expect when working through an umbrella company.

What you’ll need

Gather the documents you may need, these include:

  • payslips
  • bank statements
  • employment contracts or agreements
  • key information document
  • payment advice
  • any other documents you have relating to your employment arrangements

This list is not exhaustive.

How to check

This interactive risk checker only covers the most common signs of tax avoidance to look out for.

You do not need to give any personal details such as name or address when using this checker.

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Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2021

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