Insurance is one of those things in life that we don’t realise we need until it’s too late. Here at Kingsbridge we’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve spoken to a customer who put off purchasing cover, or didn’t renew an existing policy, only to find themselves in a situation where a claim was being made against them.
We understand why contractors are tempted by tax avoidance schemes. IR35 chaos in the public sector has caused many contractors to lose an extra chunk of their pay to the tax man, and it’s understandable that many of them have searched for a solution. In any case, who wants to pay more tax than they need to? If there’s a legitimate way to shrink your tax bill, why wouldn’t you use it?
IR35 reviews, what are they good for? Why do you need one? Well, the first thing to realise is the importance of getting your IR35 status right.
It’s impossible to have missed the news streams full of commentary around Facebook’s apparent data breach and the provision of thousands of individual’s personal data records to Cambridge Analytica. As Mark Zuckerberg continues to face some harsh questioning now seems like a good time to tell you about GDPR!
You may be aware that GDPR or The General Data Protection Regulation is due to take force from May 25th 2018 but how does this affect you?
Want to take an extended holiday? Looking to take on a new challenge for a few weeks? Experiencing a slightly longer break between assignments than you hoped for? Contractors experience all of these scenarios and at some point you are bound to need or want a financial cushion to manage these periods of not earning.
