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Contractor Guides

What to look for in a contractor accountant

As a contractor, there are a few different ways you can handle your accounts. The first option is to do…

IR35 Hub

Why the energy sector is booming right now and what it could mean for your business

Coronavirus has had an impact on every area of the UK economy for better or worse, and the energy sector…

Contractor Guides

How to transfer your existing skills as a contractor to suit another industry

As the ‘new normal’ becomes, well, normal, opportunities for contractors are beginning to come to the fore once again. This means that, for…

IR35: Challenges and Opportunities

What the IR35?! Podcast: Ann Swain and Tania Bowers from APSCo give us an insight into the future of the contract market

It’s time for What the IR35?! again – Kingsbridge’s podcast for all things IR35. In this, the sixth episode, hosts…

IR35: Challenges and Opportunities

What the IR35?! Podcast – Frances Lewis from Osborne Clarke gives her thoughts on opportunities for recruiters

Kingsbridge MD Tom Wynne and Legal Manager Nicola Hayman are back with their podcast What the IR35?! and a riveting…

Contractors

How to show you have the right to substitution as a contractor

With the IR35 reforms here, now is the time for you to look at your contracts and working practices to…

Contractor Guides

Practical guidance on negotiating contract terms – while keeping your clients on-side

If you’re self-employed, be it contractor or freelancer, your contract is vital in helping you to protect yourself against any…

IR35 Hub

Why it is crucial that end clients get IR35 right in 2021

The IR35 reform has dominated contractor news since the public sector rollout in April 2017. It’s generally accepted that this…

Contracting Life

How to deal with work-related stress

In general, work-related stress refers to stress that occurs when work places more demands on you than you can cope…

Contractor Guides

A Contractor’s guide to getting mortgage fit

As the lockdown is eased, many of us are reassessing our finances in all aspects of our lives. When it…

Contractor Guides

IR35 and the IT sector

As all contractors should be aware by now, the private sector IR35 reforms will be rolling out in April 2021. This was set in…

IR35 Hub

Kingsbridge wins Broker Innovation Award with cutting-edge IR35 solution

Innovation sits at the heart of everything we do here at Kingsbridge. We’re constantly striving to create better products so…

IR35: Challenges and Opportunities

What the IR35?! Podcast ? Will IR35 ever move up the priority list?

Kingsbridge’s MD Tom Wynne and Legal Manager Nikki Hayman continue their What the IR35?! podcast, joined this week by Matt…

Contractor Guides

Why having business insurance is more important than ever

As lockdown measures ease and we find ourselves adjusting to the new normal, some contractors are starting to see clients return,…

Contractor Guides

How to negotiate rates in a time of unprecedented contractor competition

It sounds trite to say that the last few months have been tough for the self-employed, but they have been.…