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Contractors 13 Feb 2025

IR35: Small company threshold changes to OPW-exempt 14,000 clients

HMRC confirms to Kingsbridge an off-payroll working exemption for scores of currently medium-sized companies, with effect from April 6th 2026.…

by Kingsbridge

Contractors 24 Jan 2025

Bryan Robson v HMRC final score 1-1: a deep dive into football legend’s IR35 case

Bryan Robson is no stranger to making headlines; as a legendary figure in English football, his career has been defined…

by Kingsbridge

Contractors 09 Jan 2025

IR35 and sole traders: 2025 guide

“Is my sole trader business at risk because of IR35?” If you’ve asked yourself this question, you’re not alone. Many…

by Ryan Dawson

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Contractors 25 Apr 2025

Mantides v HMRC: Locum’s ‘lack of substitution the turning point’ of IR35 appeal

Kingsbridge issues alerts on personal service, in wake of the doctor found inside IR35 largely because he couldn’t send someone…

Contractors 23 Apr 2025

George Mantides IR35 ruling ‘limited by errors and case law shifts’

An Upper Tribunal judgment on a urologist’s IR35 status gets the ‘interesting’ treatment. A contractor urologist was correct to say…

Contracting Life 22 Apr 2025

Getting more family time as a contractor or freelancer

One of the biggest reasons people go self-employed is the promise of flexibility. The ability to choose your own hours…

Contractors 16 Apr 2025

No OPW-free future for 14,000 firms until 2027/28, ‘earliest’ says HMRC

The taxman is no longer talking about April 2026 for small company threshold changes changing up off-payroll working. HMRC has…

Contractors 11 Apr 2025

Q&A interview with IR35 winner Elaine Richardson: my take on trouncing HMRC

A sit down with HMRC vanquisher, business analyst, and IR35 protection advocate Elaine Richardson, exclusively for Kingsbridge. Elaine Richardson won…

Contractor Guides 11 Apr 2025

How much professional indemnity insurance do I need?

Professional indemnity insurance cover is one of the staples of many business insurance packages, along with public liability insurance and employers’ liability…

Contractor Guides 11 Apr 2025

Professional indemnity insurance vs public liability

Professional indemnity vs public liability insurance: what’s the difference? Professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance are often confused –…

Contractors 10 Apr 2025

Phil Thompson IR35 loss: ‘FTT didn’t put a foot wrong finding ex-footballer caught’

Kingsbridge’s lack of shock at Sky pundit losing to HMRC is echoed by top status and contractual experts. A Sky…

Contractors 09 Apr 2025

Alarm over Labour not ‘proceeding at pace’ on Single Worker Status

The Employment Rights Bill is keeping SWS on the shelf, much to the benefit of the unscrupulous and their ‘shuffling,…

Contractors 08 Apr 2025

Key IR35 ruling snippets: when HMRC took my ECR Consulting to court

Elaine Richardson picks 10 parts of the IR35 judgment that were key, telling, or memorable, including some she’d rather forget. …

Contractors 21 Mar 2025

IR35 Conference: 10 off-payroll event takeaways

What the UK’s 8th annual IR35 Conference heard yesterday, even if you had to be in the room to find…

Contractors 20 Mar 2025

My IR35 defence in ECR Consulting v HMRC and how it won out

A real-world account of how Control, Mutuality, and Substitution are the basis for a successful outside IR35 defence at tribunal…

Contractors 14 Mar 2025

Contractors who revoke inside IR35 status ‘won’t get Employer NI back’

Plus, why ‘how much you pay HMRC in employment taxes doesn’t hugely differ from what you’ll pay outside IR35.’ Contractors…

Contractors 12 Mar 2025

The curious inside IR35 case of the contractor, a referral fee, and an agency flirting with TARR

All that glitters may not be gold — like this set-up which could catch HMRC’s eye too, warns Kingsbridge’s status…

Contractors 11 Mar 2025

Can IR35 be backdated?

IR35 reforms have significantly changed how contractors are assessed for tax purposes. One common question is whether HMRC can backdate…

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