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…
While data security is something every contractor should be aware of anyway, the increased levels of working from home during…
Earlier this year, the government postponed the implementation of the IR35 reform as part of wider measures to bolster the UK…
Your contracting clients have had a tough year: they’ve seen work cancelled at short notice and been repeatedly overlooked by…
Ever wondered if changing your company status will help avoid the IR35 reforms? Or perhaps you’re wondering if it’s beneficial…
While work has been picking up, COVID-19 is still making the contractor market very competitive, especially when you factor in…
With just over five months until the launch of the IR35 private sector reforms, many contractors, recruiters and businesses have…
Whether you’re new or not to self-employment, record-keeping might sound like hard work. And while that may be true, it does come with…
If your business insurance is coming up for renewal, it’s easy to either be complacent or to panic. Complacency often results in…
Despite everything, work for many contractors is starting to pick up. Many clients who had been waiting to see if COVID would “blow over” have…
With the 2021 IR35 reforms edging ever closer, now is the time to get yourself prepared, whether you’re a contractor,…
If you have an IR35 question burning a hole in your head (and who doesn’t?) then now is the perfect…
The self-employed contribute around £305 billion a year to the UK economy and with businesses hard hit by COVID, the…
As you must know by now – and if you don’t then you really, really need to read this blog – the…
Over the last few months, the Government has provided a raft of financial support in an attempt to help the self-employed, business owners, and employees…
Right now, everyone we speak to – be it contractor, recruiter or end client – has one hopeful question on…
With the IR35 reforms only six months away, contractors, recruiters and end clients are busy preparing for the change in responsibility…
The journey to the IR35 reforms has been anything but dull and this past year has been something of a…
After years of worry for recruiters, contractors and end clients alike, the IR35 reform is definitely on its way next April. While…
Being self-employed is great. Nothing quite beats the freedom and flexibility of being your own boss. Don’t fancy working Fridays?…
With coronavirus and Brexit dominating both local and national headlines, it’s sometimes easy to forget that other news is happening. But despite the…
We’re sure most of you know by now that the IR35 legislative reforms (originally due for April 2020) are set…
When the UK went into lockdown in March, the effect on the nation’s self-employed was instantaneous. Around 15% of the UK workforce – which…
Earlier in the year, we launched a survey asking recruiters about the impending IR35 reforms, which were delayed from April 2020…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, commonly known as the furlough scheme, was announced back in March and was part of…
Earlier this month we ran a webinar hosted by Kingsbridge’s own team of IR35 experts to arm recruiters, accountants, and end clients with the information they need to prepare themselves and their contractors for the…
We’re hosting another IR35 webinar on Tuesday 8th September to help you prepare for the off-payroll reform due to be implemented in 2021. On the panel…
It’s putting things mildly to say that coronavirus has left something of a dent in public finances. According to a report…
Read on below for a guest post from contractor mortgage specialists, CMME. As a self-employed professional, it can be a…
It’s probably understating things to say that there’s a lot going on right now, and we certainly don’t want to…
If you were to ask contractors what motivates them, what keeps them getting out of bed every morning even when…
