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What risks am I taking by operating without insurance?

Every contractor wants to keep their business outgoings to a minimum. When you’re looking to reduce your business spending, it…

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Choosing an Accountant

For contractors juggling busy work schedules, complex contracts and irregular payments, good accountants can be worth their weight in gold.…

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IR35 reforms for private sector – consultation released

Businesses to be responsible for sorting out status disputes, notes Larsen Howie’s new Head of Tax Andy Vessey. A little…

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Brexit: What could it mean for contractors and freelancers?

As the Brexit debate rumbles on in Parliament and the UK seems no closer to clarity on what Brexit will…

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The Slinky principle: When is the right time to expand your recruitment business?

A guest blog from Boomerang’s Paul Dewick: Remember Slinky’s? They were essentially a long, very flexible spring that you placed…

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10 things you might not know about self-assessment

It’s that time of year again! As every contractor and freelancer knows, January is the time to get those accounts…

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Self-employment in retirement

65 is the new 35, and many of us are finding that we’re not quite ready to stop working when…

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The future of self-employment

At Kingsbridge, we work predominantly with contractors and freelancers, who still make up a large number of self-employed people in…

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Contracting mistakes: Why it pays to have the right cover in place

We’ve written many times on these pages in the past about the importance of having insurance in place. Whether you’re…

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GDPR for contractors and freelancers: have you missed anything?

We’ve updated our privacy policy. Before you chuck your laptop or tablet across the room, don’t worry – we’re just…