Whether you’ve just taken out a professional indemnity policy or you’re shopping for new business insurance, chances are you’ve come…
Employer’s liability insurance isn’t just a box to tick – it’s a legal safeguard that protects businesses and their employees,…
Jury duty if you’re self-employed can be the last thing you need. If you’re a freelancer or contractor and a…
Earlier this month Kingsbridge brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the implications of the government’s new JSL…
Big changes to the world of work have been on the horizon for a while and the Royal Assent of…
Insurance sounds like a good idea, but how do you know what insurance you need as a tradesman? No two…
As tool theft continues to dominate headlines and social feeds, many tradespeople are no longer relying on standard security –…
However big or small your construction project is, contract works insurance could be a lifesaver if something happens. When you’re…
If the taxman can nip in the bud ‘contracted out’ issues, it would reassure us, APSCo and the CBI. It…
APSCo and Kingsbridge echo the CBI’s call for HMRC to build employers a tool to determine fully contracted-out services (or…
‘If there’s no intermediary, there’s no place for the Intermediaries legislation.’ Rinse, repeat – appeals Kingsbridge’s Ryan Dawson. If you…
‘Horrific examples’ of taxpayers ‘gaming’ Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) are being linked to a 73% drop in engagement. …
With the new Labour Government have come many changes (both actioned and announced) including the recent Employer’s National Insurance contributions…
Misunderstood. Misinterpreted. Misinformed. Kingsbridge sets the record straight on three flavours of the same thing; all making PSCs wince. As…
Kingsbridge learns that framing ‘umbrella company’ too narrowly could lead to loopholes, whereas too widely may trigger a ‘pick and…
Occupational hazards are a given and for tradespeople it can include (unfortunately) tool theft and damage. No matter your trade,…
Spending Review 2025 just talked tough on workforce casualisation. But beneath the surface bubbles false self-employment masquerading as employment –…
Five reasons why the Herculean effort required to read the Revenue’s Employment Status research probably isn’t worth it. You’d think…
Experts echo Kingsbridge’s assessment that confusing research about complex rules deserves clarity. Or at least a conversation. Three things…
Whereas the food delivery firm Deliveroo only had the ‘bad egg’ condition on its sub clause, the sheer number of…
Unfettered. Freely exercisable. Without limiters. Anything less in a sub clause just won’t do (to keep personal service from biting). …
Tool theft is on the rise and for tradespeople that can mean more than just a frustrating setback. Your tools…
Medical freelancers operating free of IR35 cover is one thing. Switching it off entirely in the era of ‘fully contracted…
While the kitchen sink isn’t included, IR35 insurance can be reassuringly comprehensive, even if it has the potential to confuse. …
Just as CEST’s single new question gets deemed ‘inadequate’, a historically ‘outside IR35’ scenario comes back as ‘unable to determine.’…
How IR35 can turn covid income support into ‘huge’ tax debt, made worse by lack of process and HMRC’s failure…
New IR35 has facilitated exploitative arrangements on our health service that the taxman must tackle, including for the good of…
Beyond cosmetic? Or nothing more than just a face-lift? Status advisers clash over the officially ‘more accessible’ Check Employment Status…
The taxman’s quietly-made revisions don’t fix the flaws of an IR35 status tool built almost a decade ago. An update…
Kingsbridge issues alerts on personal service, in wake of the doctor found inside IR35 largely because he couldn’t send someone…
An Upper Tribunal judgment on a urologist’s IR35 status gets the ‘interesting’ treatment. A contractor urologist was correct to say…
One of the biggest reasons people go self-employed is the promise of flexibility. The ability to choose your own hours…
The taxman is no longer talking about April 2026 for small company threshold changes changing up off-payroll working. HMRC has…
A sit down with HMRC vanquisher, business analyst, and IR35 protection advocate Elaine Richardson, exclusively for Kingsbridge. Elaine Richardson won…
Professional indemnity insurance cover is one of the staples of many business insurance packages, along with public liability insurance and employers’ liability…
Professional indemnity vs public liability insurance: what’s the difference? Professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance are often confused –…
Kingsbridge’s lack of shock at Sky pundit losing to HMRC is echoed by top status and contractual experts. A Sky…
The Employment Rights Bill is keeping SWS on the shelf, much to the benefit of the unscrupulous and their ‘shuffling,…
Elaine Richardson picks 10 parts of the IR35 judgment that were key, telling, or memorable, including some she’d rather forget. …
Ahead of Amanda Martin MP’s 2nd reading of her Theft of Tools of Trade Bill in April, Checkatrade and On…
What the UK’s 8th annual IR35 Conference heard yesterday, even if you had to be in the room to find…
A real-world account of how Control, Mutuality, and Substitution are the basis for a successful outside IR35 defence at tribunal…
Plus, why ‘how much you pay HMRC in employment taxes doesn’t hugely differ from what you’ll pay outside IR35.’ Contractors…
All that glitters may not be gold — like this set-up which could catch HMRC’s eye too, warns Kingsbridge’s status…
IR35 reforms have significantly changed how contractors are assessed for tax purposes. One common question is whether HMRC can backdate…
A software developer who vanquished HMRC says there’s an IR35 defence trinity that no outside IR35 limited company contractor should…
FCSA, Brookson, and BDO join Kingsbridge in slapping a health warning on the taxman’s latest IR35 stats update. Alerts by…
Six factors, versus 12 factors previously, will now be considered at the third RMC stage in all future IR35 cases.…
Most OPW experts (including Kingsbridge) hope silence from Britain’s biggest business lobbyist means its card idea has been folded. The…
Four out of five contractor job providers say the off-payroll working rules still catch most technology roles. The IR35 offset…
Contractors told it’s folly to overly focus on Mutuality and Control, unlike the ‘wider picture’ – where all future IR35…
IR35 consultancy manager Matt Tyler speaks up on the big OPW issues, in his warm-up to the only March speech…
In a show of unity and frustration, tradespeople from across the UK took to the streets in a major van…
HMRC confirms to Kingsbridge an off-payroll working exemption for scores of currently medium-sized companies, with effect from April 6th 2026.…
Bryan Robson is no stranger to making headlines; as a legendary figure in English football, his career has been defined…
“Is my sole trader business at risk because of IR35?” If you’ve asked yourself this question, you’re not alone. Many…
Whether you’re a freelancer, contractor, or small business owner, running your own business comes with risks. You’re juggling multiple clients,…
Recruitment life is busy, fast-paced and goal-oriented. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day target-chasing and relationship-building, and…
