One of the greatest obstacles if you’re a contractor, recruiter or end client that engages with contractors, is dealing with…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
The tools you work with are an essential part of your business and likely one of the biggest investments you’ve…
It’s a situation every tradesperson dreads: your client isn’t happy with the result of your hard work. Mistakes and misunderstandings…
Running a business can be expensive, with the cost of tools, vehicles, employees, tax, insurance and more, all piling up!…
There’s a reason every company you interact with these days is desperate for you to leave your feedback: reviews are…
You may not have heard of the term “scope creep”, but if you’ve been running a business for any length…
One question that contractors are frequently asking via our Ask Andy form is when and how IR35 applies when working outside the…
There is little more irritating to the self-employed than a client being late to pay an invoice or, well, just…
Kingsbridge are delighted to be welcoming Tania Bowers, General Counsel and Head of Public Policy at APSCo, to our next…
Two weeks ago, the IR35 reforms came into effect – shifting the liability for IR35 status to the fee-payer. As previous IR35 case law shows, a holistic view of a contractor’s working practices is taken…
The 6th April 2021 has been and gone and we’re now into the 2021/22 tax year. This, of course, means that the…
The new IR35 rules are officially here. These regulations are part of a series of reforms designed to crack down on “off-payroll” working,…
We’re now into April and the new off-payroll rules are here. There’s no last-minute reprieve on the way so now really is the…
A number of market commentators have raised questions about the potential risk to recruiters of being caught in the crosshairs of the MSC…
It’s been a busy month for contractors as the financial year drew to a close. March began with Rishi Sunak announcing the Spring budget as he set…
After being delayed by a year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on the 6th April 2021 the off-payroll legislation reform came into effect for the private sector. Despite murmurs of…
With the private sector IR35 reforms now only a week away, the question on many contractors’ minds is whether it…
On the 24th of March, we held a webinar for recruiters and end-clients. With the introduction of IR35 reforms just days…
It’s a matter of days now until the reformed IR35 legislation comes into effect, so we have a bumper crop…
The loan charge is a piece of legislation that was introduced by HMRC back in 2019, as a means to claim back…
A few weeks ago, we took a look at the 7 blogs every freelancer should be reading. And while we still…
With around two weeks to go until the private sector off-payroll rules come into force, your questions for Andy Vessey,…
Read on below for a guest post from Mindful Contract Solutions A great contract is an invaluable asset for an…
Making Tax Digital (MTD) was laid out back in December 2018, with the Government setting out a roadmap of changes to the UK’s…
We’re finally seeing temperatures creeping above zero and the first buds are coming out. Spring is on its way. For…
Despite the fact that end clients are supposed to demonstrate due diligence when issuing Status Determination Statuses (SDS), we’re still…
Not long to go now until the private sector IR35 reforms come into effect on 6th April, and your questions for Andy…
One of the big announcements in Sunak’s Spring Budget was that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme was to be extended until September 2021,…
With less than a month to go before the date of the IR35 private sector reforms, Andy Vessey, Kingsbridge’s Head…
We blinked and now it’s March, which means the IR35 reforms are now but a month away. So, without further…
Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Spring Budget 2021 announcement. As expected (and much like last year), the focus of the budget revolved around the coronavirus…
In yet another round of TV personalities vs the taxman, Loose Women star Kaye Adams beat HMRC this week in an appeal over…
On Friday 19th February, it was reported that Uber lost its contractor workers’ rights appeal to the Supreme Court. After initially losing employment tribunals and the Court of Appeal, Uber appealed to…
The IR35 reforms are due to come into force on 6th April 2021 and, on the whole, energy sector contractors are…
With 6th April 2021 approaching fast, we’re receiving lots of questions for Kingsbridge’s Head of Tax, Andy Vessey, to answer using his…
IR35 reforms in April mean that there are big changes coming to the way that the contractor supply chain works. Everyone…
