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Can the self-employed file for unemployment benefits?

While work has been picking up, COVID-19 is still making the contractor market very competitive, especially when you factor in…

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Overseas contracts and being inside IR35: Ask Andy Answers

With just over five months until the launch of the IR35 private sector reforms, many contractors, recruiters and businesses have…

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A Guide To Record-Keeping And Expenses For Self-Employed Sole Traders

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…

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What to look for in an insurance renewal

If your business insurance is coming up for renewal, it’s easy to either be complacent or to panic. Complacency often results in…

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How to increase word-of-mouth recommendations

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…

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Brexit, PSC Contracts and IR35 Delays: Ask Andy Answers

With the 2021 IR35 reforms edging ever closer, now is the time to get yourself prepared, whether you’re a contractor,…

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End client contracts, non-UK agencies & clauses to check: Ask Andy Answers

If you have an IR35 question burning a hole in your head (and who doesn’t?) then now is the perfect…

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Keep your contractors outside IR35 with these off-payroll expert tips

The self-employed contribute around £305 billion a year to the UK economy and with businesses hard hit by COVID, the…

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How to show your IR35 status

As you must know by now – and if you don’t then you really, really need to read this blog – the…

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What is the latest financial support from Rishi Sunak?

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…