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However big or small your construction project is, contract works insurance could be a lifesaver if something happens. When you’re…
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So, your business insurance is due for renewal, or perhaps you’ve let your current cover lapse over lockdown. Reviewing your…
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Since the changes to IR35 legislation were introduced in April, contractors are regularly being recommended to purchase IR35 insurance alongside their…
According to ContractorUK, demand for IT contractors skyrocketed earlier this year to a 32-month high, thanks to businesses requiring IT solutions…
The reform of IR35 legislation has left contractors wanting to check their IR35 status, to give themselves peace of mind that their end…
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It’s now almost three months since the IR35 reforms came into effect in the private sector, and we are still welcoming questions…
Do you know what your rights and responsibilities are as a contractor creating intellectual property of any sort? They say that imitation…
An IT contractor has lost their Upper-Tier Tribunal to HMRC. In the recent case, contractor Robert Lee, who was contracting for Nationwide Building Society under his…
Quite often we hear new contractors tell us that although they know they are required to have certain types of…
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If the COVID-19 crisis showed us anything, it’s that working from home can be just as productive as working from…
Last month, we reported that Gary Lineker was being targeted by HMRC over a £4.9 million tax bill. Gary Lineker follows in the…
It was reported last year that scams were on the rise during lockdown, going up by a massive 66%. This has shown…
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We’re guilty of it too – concentrating solely on IR35 at the expense of…well, everything else! IR35 presented big changes…
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…
BBC presenter Gary Lineker is currently being chased by HMRC for £4.9 million in taxes and national insurance. During the First-Tier Tribunal released in April, it was declared that the Match…
It’s hard to believe that the private sector IR35 reforms have been with us for a month already, but here…
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Here we are at the end of April. The IR35 reforms have been in play for almost a month and…
“This Teams meeting could have been an email”. How many times have we all felt that through lockdown? Or, worse…
The private sector IR35 reforms have been in effect for a few weeks now and your questions for Andy Vessey, Kingsbridge’s Head…
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There is little more irritating to the self-employed than a client being late to pay an invoice or, well, just…
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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…
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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…
A number of market commentators have raised questions about the potential risk to recruiters of being caught in the crosshairs of the MSC…
It’s been a busy month for contractors as the financial year drew to a close. March began with Rishi Sunak announcing the Spring budget as he set…
After being delayed by a year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, on the 6th April 2021 the off-payroll legislation reform came into effect for the private sector. Despite murmurs of…
With the private sector IR35 reforms now only a week away, the question on many contractors’ minds is whether it…
It’s a matter of days now until the reformed IR35 legislation comes into effect, so we have a bumper crop…
The loan charge is a piece of legislation that was introduced by HMRC back in 2019, as a means to claim back…
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With around two weeks to go until the private sector off-payroll rules come into force, your questions for Andy Vessey,…
Read on below for a guest post from Mindful Contract Solutions A great contract is an invaluable asset for an…
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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…
