One of the greatest obstacles if you’re a contractor, recruiter or end client that engages with contractors, is dealing with…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
When you were an employee, your CV was probably just this thing saved somewhere on your computer that got dusted…
Contractor insurance can seem like a right headache to sort out. Let’s face it, it’s not exactly a glamorous expense.…
IR35 reforms are set to hit the private sector in April 2020 and a lot of contractors are still none-the-wiser…
Everything is starting to feel a bit fresher and warmer. But sometimes the signs of spring can make going into…
We’ve already spoken about the steps self-employed workers should take in order to make the process of getting a mortgage…
Read on below for a guest post from our good friends at contractor mortgage specialists CMME: Becoming self-employed isn’t always…
In recent years, the Spring Statement and Autumn Budget have delivered a series of blows to the contracting community. From…
IT is still one of the biggest-expanding sectors in the UK economy. There are over 1.5 million jobs in the…
Every contractor wants to keep their business outgoings to a minimum. When you’re looking to reduce your business spending, it…
For any contractor who has previously been in traditional employment, you probably didn’t think that much about what would happen…
Businesses to be responsible for sorting out status disputes, notes Larsen Howie’s new Head of Tax Andy Vessey. A little…
With talk of Brexit and IR35 reform dominating contracting and freelancing circles for some time now, the continued growth and…
Amidst a still unclear Brexit picture, recently there was a piece of good news for EU citizens living in the…
As the Brexit debate rumbles on in Parliament and the UK seems no closer to clarity on what Brexit will…
If you’ve spent the last few weeks trying and failing to make good on your New Year’s Resolution to get…
For contractors juggling busy work schedules, complex contracts and irregular payments, good accountants can be worth their weight in gold.…
A guest blog from Boomerang’s Paul Dewick: Remember Slinky’s? They were essentially a long, very flexible spring that you placed…
It’s that time of year again! As every contractor and freelancer knows, January is the time to get those accounts…
65 is the new 35, and many of us are finding that we’re not quite ready to stop working when…
At Kingsbridge, we work predominantly with contractors and freelancers, who still make up a large number of self-employed people in…
We’ve written many times on these pages in the past about the importance of having insurance in place. Whether you’re…
While the school summer holidays are an amazing chance to spend more time with our kids and those of us…
When it comes to insurance, we understand that it’s a purchase most people want to make use of when they…
We’ve updated our privacy policy. Before you chuck your laptop or tablet across the room, don’t worry – we’re just…
Whether it’s banning baby wipes, putting a tax on plastic bottles or Iceland removing plastic packaging and palm oil from…
IR35. Two letters. Two numbers. It might not seem like much, but it should be at the forefront of any…
As a contractor or freelancer, particularly if you’re a freelancer, you’ll spend a fair amount of time working from your…
Freelancing is wonderful, it really is. You work on the jobs you want to work on, get paid the rate…
Despite appearances (until recently, at least) spring really is here and that means one thing: spring cleaning. You’ve probably already…
It’s been almost a year since the UK government’s controversial reforms to IR35 in the public sector and, with rumours…
