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…
Last month, it was reported that more than 40,000 people from the Philippines had been recruited to front British companies as part…
Last month, we reported that Gary Lineker was being targeted by HMRC over a £4.9 million tax bill. Gary Lineker follows in the…
It was reported last year that scams were on the rise during lockdown, going up by a massive 66%. This has shown…
Now lockdown is over and restrictions are gradually easing, more and more contractors are finding that work is beginning to…
When looking at your contractor insurance options, it’s important to understand exactly what the policy is offering you, to ensure…
The month of May saw further lockdown restrictions ease, with the rules changing to finally allow people to hug their loved ones again. We can also now meet inside (with restrictions),…
We’re nearly two months on from the introduction of the IR35 reforms in the private sector, but many of you…
As contractors get to grips with the IR35 reforms, they continue to be a source of confusion for many. Kingsbridge’s…
It’s now well over a month since the IR35 reforms came into effect, shifting the liability of your IR35 status from you as the contractor to your fee-payer. But what exactly does…
As the 2021/22 tax year gets into its stride, the IR35 questions for Andy Vessey, Kingsbridge’s Head of Tax and…
BBC presenter Gary Lineker is currently being chased by HMRC for £4.9 million in taxes and national insurance. During the First-Tier Tribunal released in April, it was declared that the Match…
It’s hard to believe that the private sector IR35 reforms have been with us for a month already, but here…
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Here we are at the end of April. The IR35 reforms have been in play for almost a month and…
The private sector IR35 reforms have been in effect for a few weeks now and your questions for Andy Vessey, Kingsbridge’s Head…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Despite the fact that end clients are supposed to demonstrate due diligence when issuing Status Determination Statuses (SDS), we’re still…
