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IR35

Umbrella company tax legislation ‘could refire “outside IR35” jobs’

The devil that contractors’ engagers know (OPW) may be better than the devil they don’t (JSL), signals Kingsbridge, FCSA, The…

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News

MTD for Income Tax just got the all-clear in HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap

How a new Revenue roadmap charting Making Tax Digital’s future contains both a green and red light for users of…

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Partner News

New HMRC rules on umbrella companies ‘won’t be set until Autumn Budget 2025’

‘On the hook’ recruitment agencies have time to prepare for the ‘new reality’, which requires the chancellor’s ‘sign-off’ in the…

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Partner News

Finance Bill 2026: New umbrella company PAYE rules explained

On Monday 21st July 2025 (L-Day) the draft legislation for the Finance Bill: 2025-26 was released and as many of…

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IR35

Why Rupert Lowe MP is right to say IR35 needs revoking

The off-payroll rules are ripe for repeal, replacement, or reform at Autumn Budget 2025. The introduction of the off-payroll working…

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IR35

Rachel Reeves turns down ‘repeal IR35 reform’ opportunity

MP Rupert Lowe tells Kingsbridge IR35 reform must be abolished, despite the Chancellor ducking his ask that all contractors return…

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IR35

British Car Auctions (BCA) loses status dispute due to substitution clause, sat idle and unused for 25 years

Kingsbridge says dormant sub clauses aren’t automatically problematic for ‘outside IR35’ status, even if HMRC is actively probing personal service.  …

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IR35

Why HMRC might be hesitant to develop a contracted-out services tool

If IR35 rabbit hole CEST was your last tool for taxpayers, would you be rushing to create its successor around…

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Trades Life

Tool theft in the UK is an all-year problem, Met data shows

UK police tool theft figures show longer days don’t deter thieves, suggesting tradespeople should keep their guard up whatever the…

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IR35

A HMRC contracted-out services tool is already long overdue

If the taxman can nip in the bud ‘contracted out’ issues, it would reassure us, APSCo and the CBI. It…

Image: Parliament Street. HMRC rejects calls for CEST-style IR35 tool. Experts react after Employment Status and Intermediaries forum June 2025
IR35

IR35: Contracted-out difficulties don’t justify CEST-style tool, says HMRC

APSCo and Kingsbridge echo the CBI’s call for HMRC to build employers a tool to determine fully contracted-out services (or…

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IR35

When IR35 applies, and when two OPW wrongs warrant a right

‘If there’s no intermediary, there’s no place for the Intermediaries legislation.’ Rinse, repeat – appeals Kingsbridge’s Ryan Dawson. If you…

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IR35

Taxpayer usage of HMRC’s IR35 tool, CEST, plummets

‘Horrific examples’ of taxpayers ‘gaming’ Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) are being linked to a 73% drop in engagement. …

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IR35

National Insurance changes & day-1 rights could see shifts in hiring strategies

With the new Labour Government have come many changes (both actioned and announced) including the recent Employer’s National Insurance contributions…

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IR35

Blanket bans v blanket determinations: what the ‘IR35’ is the difference?

Misunderstood. Misinterpreted. Misinformed. Kingsbridge sets the record straight on three flavours of the same thing; all making PSCs wince.  As…