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Trades Life

Is tool insurance worth it? – A guide for Tradespeople

We’ve said it before – work tools are the backbone of a tradesperson’s business. So why wouldn’t you get tools…

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IR35

Far from refiring ‘outside IR35’, JSL for umbrella companies has ‘hidden gotchas’ for PSCs

What any old someone might ‘suppose’ that someone else might ‘assume’ is a weakness in the woolly JSL legislation that…

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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…

Business team discussing UK tax policy reform and IR35 changes ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025
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…

Image: Rupert Lowe, House of Commons. MP Lowe questions repeal of IR35 reform, turned down by Rachel Reeves. Experts discuss.
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.  …

Image: London Whitehall. Matt Collingwood discusses drop in CEST tool usage by contractors and HMRC's reluctance to invest in contracted-out services tool
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…