Whether you’ve just taken out a professional indemnity policy or you’re shopping for new business insurance, chances are you’ve come…
Employer’s liability insurance isn’t just a box to tick – it’s a legal safeguard that protects businesses and their employees,…
Jury duty if you’re self-employed can be the last thing you need. If you’re a freelancer or contractor and a…
Earlier this month Kingsbridge brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the implications of the government’s new JSL…
Big changes to the world of work have been on the horizon for a while and the Royal Assent of…
Insurance sounds like a good idea, but how do you know what insurance you need as a tradesman? No two…
As tool theft continues to dominate headlines and social feeds, many tradespeople are no longer relying on standard security –…
However big or small your construction project is, contract works insurance could be a lifesaver if something happens. When you’re…
It’s understandable that, as a contractor, the last thing you want is to be investigated by HMRC for IR35. We’re…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
This is a guest post from Stuart Juggins, founder of Aardent. You can find more information about who Aardent are…
As a freelancer, you’ve probably heard about the IR35 reforms. Some freelancer platforms have been spotted using the new legislation…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
It’s likely that, as a contractor, you’ve not heard of a Statement of Work (SoW) before and there’s not really…
Contractor Stuart Barnes (former professional rugby player and now rugby commentator) wins his IR35 case against HMRC. Mr Barnes was…
With Rishi Sunak now appointed as PM, and Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor, they will no doubt continue their program of…
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 undertook a survey of contractors, recruiters and end clients to examine the contracting landscape one year…
The introduction of the off-payroll rules in 2017 for the public sector and 2021 for the private sector, shifted the…
We’re now more than a month into the new tax year, and more than a month since the ‘soft-landing’ to…
Recently, Kingsbridge’s IR35 experts Ryan Dawson and Matt Tyler hosted the ‘IR35 – One Year On’ webinar to mark a…
In Kingsbridge’s recent contractor survey, an enormous 90% of contractors that had appealed an IR35 status, told us that they…
IR35, officially referred to as the “off-payroll working” rules have been making life more complicated for contractors, recruiters and their…
In recent months, two reports into the implementation of the IR35 tax reforms have been released: IFF HMRC Research Report…
IR35 insurance and Legal Expenses has become a regular part of business insurance for many contractors since the introduction of…
If you’re new to contracting, or have been taking a bit of a break, you may not be up to…
Chances are, one of the reasons you became a contractor was to have more control over your working life: being…
As pretty much all contractors will know by now – and if you don’t, where have you been? – the…
It’s December 2021 and the new IR35 legislation has been in effect in the private sector for eight whole months,…
As we get to the end of the year, all eyes are on Christmas, so it’s easy to forget that…
We’ll be honest, if you haven’t heard about IR35 by now, we sort of envy you. You’ve obviously been living…
This month, Andy’s received quite a few questions on which particulars of an engagement can affect an IR35 assessment. It…
Former Sky Sports presenter, Dave Clark, has lost an IR35 appeal carrying a tax liability of over £281,000. Dave Clark was operating under his limited company,…
If you told us back in April that we’d still be writing our Ask Andy column in October, we’d have…
Unless you’ve spent the last few years living in a remote cave in the Outer Hebrides, you’ve probably heard about…
One of the issues some contractors have had with the new IR35 legislation stems from the idea of handing over…
Five months on from the introduction of the new IR35 legislation and we’re still getting questions from contractors for Kingsbridge’s Head of…
Back at the start of 2021, we asked your thoughts on the contracting market. Now that the third (and hopefully final)…
It’s now almost 5 months since the IR35 reforms came into effect, and with lockdown no more, things are beginning…
George Mantides Limited has challenged HMRC in an Upper Tribunal, having received a split decision to IR35 status in the First-tier Tribunal in 2019. Mantides, a contractor urologist, operates through his own…
With lockdown now over, things are slowly but surely starting to return to something like normal – even if that’s…
The private sector IR35 reform is now very much a part of normal life for contractors, recruiters, and clients alike. But as expected with this…
Since the changes to IR35 legislation were introduced in April, contractors are regularly being recommended to purchase IR35 insurance alongside their…
The reform of IR35 legislation has left contractors wanting to check their IR35 status, to give themselves peace of mind that their end…
It’s now almost three months since the IR35 reforms came into effect in the private sector, and we are still welcoming questions…
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…
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…
It’s hard to believe that the private sector IR35 reforms have been with us for a month already, but here…
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…
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…
