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HMRC CEST tool update - experts discuss how it falls short
IR35

Kingsbridge stands by CEST update ‘being akin to a facelift’

Just as CEST’s single new question gets deemed ‘inadequate’, a historically ‘outside IR35’ scenario comes back as ‘unable to determine.’…

Freelance NH physician - Jo Livingstone faced large tax bill after unchallengeable inside IR35 status
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Sole trader’s ‘inside IR35’ label sparks £21,000 SEISS tax bill

How IR35 can turn covid income support into ‘huge’ tax debt, made worse by lack of process and HMRC’s failure…

Healthcare workers in a hospital. Dr Iain Campbell discusses IR35 in the NHS and risks for contractors
IR35

HMRC must cancel our NHS’ bad actors – the antitheses of Messrs Mantides and Paulin

New IR35 has facilitated exploitative arrangements on our health service that the taxman must tackle, including for the good of…

Business guidance, HMRC CEST tool update April 2025
IR35 02 May 2025

New CEST doesn’t require ‘outside IR35’ results to be retested – HMRC

Beyond cosmetic? Or nothing more than just a face-lift? Status advisers clash over the officially ‘more accessible’ Check Employment Status…

HMRC - CEST update April 2025 summary
IR35

Why the new CEST update by HMRC doesn’t go far enough

The taxman’s quietly-made revisions don’t fix the flaws of an IR35 status tool built almost a decade ago.   An update…

Mantides vs HMRC IR35 tribunal case ruling substitution main factor
IR35

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…

Doctors office - Experts discuss George Mantides IR35 appeal tribunal ruling
IR35

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…

Freelancer mother smiling at laptop while child hugs her from behind in home kitchen, representing work-life balance and family time
Contracting Life

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…

HMRC moves impact date to 2027 for small company threshold changes to opw
IR35

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…

Elaine Richardson shares insights on her IR35 tribunal win
IR35

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…