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…
Government restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have been tightening up again recently as cases rise and, as a result, many of…
When Liz Truss came into power, just 49 days ago, the promise of an IR35 review gave hope that finally…
Just a few short weeks ago, Kwasi Kwarteng declared that the IR35 off-payroll reform – across both the private and…
Today Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced to abandon yet another aspect of the mini-budget, just 21 days after it…
The IR35 reform repeal has caused quite a stir, and if you’re sitting there wondering what exactly it means for…
Earlier this year, Kingsbridge conducted our IR35: One Year On survey. The results revealed that a surprising 12% of contractors…
In news that will be welcomed by businesses and contractors alike, this morning’s mini-budget from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng included the…
It’s become one of the biggest challenges in contractor recruitment – contractors are hungry for outside IR35 roles, but there…
How clued up are you and your team on cyber security? Do you know your malware from your phishing scams?…
Last week, Kingsbridge’s Head of Tax, Andy Vessey, joined our IR35 Project Manager, Ryan Dawson, for an ‘Ask The Experts’…
With the bookie’s favourite Liz Truss announced as the new Conservative leader and, consequently, Prime Minister in the last few…
In a wide-ranging interview with The Sun on Sunday at the weekend, Conservative leadership hopeful, Liz Truss, promised a review…
No matter what type of contractor you are, no matter what industry you belong in, when you strip things down…
Engineers keep the world moving and push innovation forwards. As the world faces new challenges like climate change and food…
One of the joys of being an engineering contractor is that you’re not tied to working in one location –…
Earlier this year, Kingsbridge undertook a survey of contractors, recruiters and end clients to examine the contracting landscape one year…
As an oil and gas contractor, you work in a fairly unique industry and much of it is high risk.…
The introduction of the off-payroll rules in 2017 for the public sector and 2021 for the private sector, shifted the…
Many contractors have been helming their limited companies for more than 10 years now – no mean feat when we…
It’s understandable that, as a contractor, the last thing you want is to be investigated by HMRC for IR35. We’re…
For many contractors, this means that you too will be looking to return to work as clients re-open their workplaces.…
With the IR35 reforms now just over a month away, it really is time to get your house in order…
As if you weren’t excited enough about Christmas, every freelancer and contractor’s favourite time of year is fast approaching too?…
When you’re a self-employed contractor, a big unpaid part of your job is to market yourself. You need to make…
Recently, the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts – a cross-party committee of MPs appointed by the House of…
No matter where you are in the UK, there is always a lot to consider as a self-employed contractor to…
Back in February, we wrote a guide for engineering students and early-career engineers considering a career move into self-employment. In…
Accountants know better than anyone that time is money. So, if your working days are filled with half-finished tasks, email…
It has been a full year since the IR35 reforms were rolled out for the private sector – something that…
This spring has been filled with lots of blissful Bank Holidays, which has made our thoughts turn again to the…
