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…
Four out of five contractor job providers say the off-payroll working rules still catch most technology roles. The IR35 offset…
PGMOL is the body responsible for match officials in English professional football, providing officials for the Premier League, the Football Association and the English Football League (EFL). Its…
With accurate IR35 assessments, you’ll reduce the risk of non-compliance and potential penalties for your business. But, with so many…
As businesses adapt to the changes brought about by the 2023 Autumn Statement and the introduction of the offset mechanism,…
What does outside IR35 mean? To answer that, we need to look at what IR35 is and how it has…
Off-payroll IR35 laws are coming into force in April, and end clients and recruiters need to act now to prepare.…
Picture this: you are a successful Personal Services Company (PSC) contractor, but just when you think you have everything under…
A little over three months ago, the UK government announced it would conduct a consultation on off-payroll working (IR35) rules. …
New information reveals that HMRC’s CEST tool, was unable to provide an answer regarding a contractor’s IR35 status over 278,000…
Contractors operating Personal Service Companies (PSC) are likely well aware of the need to be vigilant when it comes to…
One of the biggest challenges facing the contracting industry in recent years has been the implementation of the IR35 Off-Payroll…
Read on below for a guest article by SThree. “This is yet another insightful whitepaper from Kingsbridge, using data to tell…
It’s the case that another public sector body, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), has received an IR35 bill. This one…
The Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has been a source of contention since its launch in 2017. The…
Yesterday HMRC were shown the red card in their case against Match of the Day presenter – Gary Lineker. The…
Recently, some of our clients have been reporting back to us that they have been receiving letters from HMRC, informing…
Last week, Kingsbridge IR35 experts Andy Vessey and Ryan Dawson joined forces for our webinar – Perfect Practice for HMRC…
Recruiters are under increasing pressure to find outside IR35 roles for contractors. Our recent IR35 survey showed that 71% percent…
Onboarding is a crucial part of the process for recruiter compliance. There are several pieces of key legislation that recruiters,…
Last week, Kingsbridge’s Head of Tax, Andy Vessey, joined our IR35 Project Manager, Ryan Dawson, for an ‘Ask The Experts’…
In our recent IR35 survey, an overwhelming 80% of recruiters said they engaged with umbrella companies. But with some horror…
IR35 off-payroll working rules are here to stay, and as we hit the first year anniversary, we’re beginning to understand…
Getting your contractors ready to go as soon as that job comes in is one of the key aims of…
How quickly a year has passed! It seems like only a few months ago we were drumming hard for the…
We get why end-clients and recruiters are tempted to use HMRC’s CEST tool. We really do. It’s easily accessible, quick…
If 2021 was the year of big changes for IR35 off-payroll legislation, 2022 will be the year of ensuring ongoing…
The anniversary of the IR35 reforms in the private sector is fast approaching. At Kingsbridge, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the contracting market.…
After COVID, there was only one thing that dominated the news for those in the contractor supply chain this year…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock at the bottom of the ocean somewhere close to Antarctica, you’ll know about…
Not even 6 months have passed since the IR35 reforms to the private sector, but it has been reported that…
In recent months it has been revealed, via their respective 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts, that three public sector bodies – the Department of…
HM Courts and Tribunal Service have become the latest victim of the IR35 legislation, and have been hit with a…
Recruiters and contractors should give themselves a big pat on the back for the largely smooth switch into the new IR35 regulations…
The Home Office are the latest Government body to be subject to an IR35 bill, following on from the recent…
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), a Government Body, has been issued with a staggering tax bill of £87.9…
Last month, it was revealed that over 210,000 users of the CEST tool received an indeterminate result, according to statistics released by GOV.UK. The data, which…
Kingsbridge are delighted to be welcoming Tania Bowers, General Counsel and Head of Public Policy at APSCo, to our next…
The new IR35 rules are officially here. These regulations are part of a series of reforms designed to crack down on “off-payroll” working,…
A number of market commentators have raised questions about the potential risk to recruiters of being caught in the crosshairs of the MSC…
We’re finally seeing temperatures creeping above zero and the first buds are coming out. Spring is on its way. For…
IR35 reforms in April mean that there are big changes coming to the way that the contractor supply chain works. Everyone…
For those who are hopeful of another delay to IR35 reforms, head straight to our earlier blog which will explain why…
It happened last year, so it might just happen again, right? With all the chaos of new lockdowns, school closures…
The Kingsbridge Status Tool is one of the best IR35 solutions currently on the market, but we’re not ones to rest on…
Somehow, it’s nearly the end of the year. That means we’re just a few short months away from the private…
Earlier this year, the government postponed the implementation of the IR35 reform as part of wider measures to bolster the UK…
Your contracting clients have had a tough year: they’ve seen work cancelled at short notice and been repeatedly overlooked by…
The self-employed contribute around £305 billion a year to the UK economy and with businesses hard hit by COVID, the…
After years of worry for recruiters, contractors and end clients alike, the IR35 reform is definitely on its way next April. While…
Earlier in the year, we launched a survey asking recruiters about the impending IR35 reforms, which were delayed from April 2020…
