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…
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…
Always seek advice from a qualified accountant before making any decisions that could affect your income. This guide is a…
As a contractor, there are a few different ways you can handle your accounts. The first option is to do…
Coronavirus has had an impact on every area of the UK economy for better or worse, and the energy sector…
As the ‘new normal’ becomes, well, normal, opportunities for contractors are beginning to come to the fore once again. This means that, for…
It’s time for What the IR35?! again – Kingsbridge’s podcast for all things IR35. In this, the sixth episode, hosts…
Kingsbridge MD Tom Wynne and Legal Manager Nicola Hayman are back with their podcast What the IR35?! and a riveting…
With the IR35 reforms here, now is the time for you to look at your contracts and working practices to…
If you’re self-employed, be it contractor or freelancer, your contract is vital in helping you to protect yourself against any…
The IR35 reform has dominated contractor news since the public sector rollout in April 2017. It’s generally accepted that this…
In general, work-related stress refers to stress that occurs when work places more demands on you than you can cope…
As the lockdown is eased, many of us are reassessing our finances in all aspects of our lives. When it…
As all contractors should be aware by now, the private sector IR35 reforms will be rolling out in April 2021. This was set in…
Innovation sits at the heart of everything we do here at Kingsbridge. We’re constantly striving to create better products so…
Kingsbridge’s MD Tom Wynne and Legal Manager Nikki Hayman continue their What the IR35?! podcast, joined this week by Matt…
As lockdown measures ease and we find ourselves adjusting to the new normal, some contractors are starting to see clients return,…
It sounds trite to say that the last few months have been tough for the self-employed, but they have been.…
If the global COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t happened, the IR35 reform would have been three-months old by now, and and getting to…
Written by Zara Butt, IR35 Status Specialist The private sector IR35 reform was cemented to go ahead in April 2021 after…
Kingsbridge continues its What the IR35?! podcast series with a packed second episode. This week, Kingsbridge’s MD Tom Wynne and…
The private sector IR35 reform has been cemented to go ahead in April 2021 after MPs voted against another delay to…
Out of the three major IR35 employment status tests – the other two being mutuality of obligation (MOO) and client…
Over the last 12 weeks of lockdown, there’s been a whole lot of unclear advice and direction, including the government…
Business insurances are one of those things that every contractor knows they need but doesn’t really want to spend too…
Helen Fospero was the second limited company contractor in under a week to win an IR35 appeal in 2019, following…
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown keeping us all at home, IR35 reforms continue to loom on the horizon, albeit delayed until…
Limited company contractors and anti-IR35 campaigners alike are left disappointed but unsurprised by this inaction, with many hoping the 12-month…
Teaching is a highly specialised job and many parents are already beginning to appreciate the difficult job that our teachers…