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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

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

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

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

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

Can IR35 be backdated?

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

Contractors

ECR Consulting v HMRC: How I beat IR35, by Elaine Richardson

A software developer who vanquished HMRC says there’s an IR35 defence trinity that no outside IR35 limited company contractor should…

Contractors

Top IR35 experts slam HMRC off-payroll impact ‘research’

FCSA, Brookson, and BDO join Kingsbridge in slapping a health warning on the taxman’s latest IR35 stats update. Alerts by…

Contractors

CBI tight-lipped over IR35 ‘Green Card’ at Spring Statement 2025

Most OPW experts (including Kingsbridge) hope silence from Britain’s biggest business lobbyist means its card idea has been folded. The…

IR35 Hub

IR35 offset by HMRC yet to lift outside IR35 IT job volumes

Four out of five contractor job providers say the off-payroll working rules still catch most technology roles. The IR35 offset…