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…
In a world dominated by digital, having your own website is becoming essential for contractors. It’s a great way for…
New contractors – and even veteran contractors, for that matter – are often a bit baffled by employers’ liability insurance.…
As a self-employed person, you know the meaning of ‘famine or feast’. One month you’re riding high on a huge…
Last month we looked at ways to make the most of your LinkedIn profile as a contractor, giving you tips…
For some professions, becoming a sole trader is a much more common option than being a limited company contractor if…
Chances are, one of the reasons you became a contractor was to have more control over your working life: being…
One of the banes of being an employee is seeing an advert for a job that you know you could…
As pretty much all contractors will know by now – and if you don’t, where have you been? – the…
Presenter and journalist Adrian Chiles has reportedly won his IR35 appeal against HMRC, after undergoing years of protracted HMRC investigation…
If you are studying for or seeking to start your engineering career in the not-too-distant-future, you may have been giving…
Most of us have a LinkedIn profile sitting there, but an awful lot of us just use it as a…
Today, Friday the 11th of February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The annual awareness day…
If you decided to operate as a limited company contractor (as opposed to being a sole trader), then choosing a…
The winners of the Feefo Trusted Service Awards 2022 have been announced and we’re proud and excited to say that…
With the cost of living rising and the news rife with stories of vulnerable people struggling to get by, those…
Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (D&O for short) often falls into the category of “I doubt I need that,” accompanied…
Now that we’re firmly planted in 2022, it’s a good time to start getting finances in order and, like it…
It’s always good to look back on the year to see how far we’ve come and while 2021 wasn’t quite as action-packed…
Let’s be honest, one of the best perks of being self-employed is not having to be answerable to anyone over…
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…
Being a contractor, it’s important to have a lot of resources at your disposal. Whether that’s news that’s relevant to…
“I’m going to become self-employed so that I can do my own accounts. I love paperwork, spreadsheets, and complex legislation,”…
It’s not uncommon for contractors to sometimes take a break from self-employment. This could be for many reasons, including taking…
This month, Andy’s received quite a few questions on which particulars of an engagement can affect an IR35 assessment. It…
The bounce back loan scheme (BBLS) was part of the financial support package that the government created for businesses back towards the start…
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,…
October’s always a strange month. With Halloween and half term it goes by with the knowledge that once it’s over we’re on…
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when you get a great deal on a product or service, you just have to tell…
On the 27th October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered the Autumn Budget 2021 announcement. The speech emphasised…
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…
IT contractors are reportedly in higher demand than ever at the moment. With more and more companies opting for permanent remote working, IT contractors…
Five months on from the introduction of the new IR35 legislation and we’re still getting questions from contractors for Kingsbridge’s Head of…
As a Project Manager, you’re used to being on the ball and getting everyone on your project organised – no matter the field you’re…
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…
It’s the debate every contractor needs to have with themselves periodically: whether or not to increase your rates and how to do…
Choosing your business insurance as a contractor can be a bit of a minefield. There are so many different policies…
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…
Read on below for a guest article by CMME. This article is for information purposes only and should not be seen as…
With lockdown now over, things are slowly but surely starting to return to something like normal – even if that’s…
If we’re being honest, gathering up this month’s top news was a little harder than normal. Not because it was…
As most self-employed people are probably well aware by this point in the pandemic, SEISS stands for Self-Employment Income Support…
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…
We recently shared a blog on the top reasons to hold a policy with Kingsbridge. We understand how important it…
With all of the discussion surrounding the implementation of new IR35 rules back in April, one thing that didn’t get mentioned as…
