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Here we are at the end of April. The IR35 reforms have been in play for almost a month and…
It’s a matter of days now until the reformed IR35 legislation comes into effect, so we have a bumper crop…
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,…
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…
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…
In yet another round of TV personalities vs the taxman, Loose Women star Kaye Adams beat HMRC this week in an appeal over…
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…
There are around seven weeks to go until the private sector IR35 reforms are implemented, so contractors really are in the…
With the off-payroll reforms to the private sector only 2 months away, we thought now would be a good time to look back over the history of IR35, which first came into…
As you may have noticed if you are regular reader of Ask Andy, all of the questions so far have come…
It’s been reported by the tax watchdog that HMRC’s own CEST Tool for checking IR35 status has been failing to provide a…
It’s your weekly reminder that 6th April 2021 and the IR35 private sector reforms are very nearly here. And by ‘very…
Ever wonder if paying for your own equipment as a contractor is an indicator of IR35 status? Or perhaps you’ve…
With the private sector IR35 reforms only two months away (and with little chance of being delayed again), Kingsbridge’s Head of Tax,…
IR35 is very nearly here. For real, this time. With the coronavirus vaccination programme rolling out through the UK, it’s…
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the FCA, and subsequently small businesses across the UK, in a Business Interruption…
Once the dust settles and we (hopefully) come out of the third national lockdown, the main focus on the UK contracting economy will once…
Before Christmas, work was picking up for many contractors and we hope that that’s been the case for you, and that…
In the recent case of Mr Chris Townsend v Bikeworks CIC, Chris Townsend, a qualified cycle instructor, claimed he was unfairly dismissed by Bikeworks, a social…
It happened last year, so it might just happen again, right? With all the chaos of new lockdowns, school closures…
While Andy Vessey was taking a well-earned break over Christmas, Kingsbridge’s other resident IR35 expert, Matt Tyler, was standing in. Normally, our Ask Andy questions…
As we take tentative steps into 2021, many contractors are focusing their energy on coronavirus and getting through the UK’s…