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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. …

Trades 31 Mar 2025

Kingsbridge supports Checkatrade and On The Tools’ tool theft Parliament reception

Ahead of Amanda Martin MP’s 2nd reading of her Theft of Tools of Trade Bill in April, Checkatrade and On…

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…