Helen Christopher

Helen Christopher is a chartered accountant, business mentor, and founder of award-winning Beansprout. With 30 years’ experience, she now supports ambitious small business owners with profit strategies, financial mentoring, practical tax, and accounting advice. A former COO, Helen is passionate about empowering clients to grow with confidence, clarity and control.

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Contractors’ Questions: Will IR35-hit clients shift to agencies and consultancies?

‘Passing off the IR35 decision work isn’t permitted, but handing contract work to consultancies is.’

27th January, 2019 | IR35

Contractors' Questions: How will pay rates via brollies look post-2020?

What might happen to daily fees if using an umbrella is still a bit of an open question.

26th January, 2019 | IR35

Umbrella or PSC inside IR35: which is better?

Post-April 6th and where IR35 applies to your public sector role, the winner is...

22nd January, 2019 | Public Sector Contracting

Contractors’ Questions: Will I be able to challenge my client’s IR35 status decision?

The 31-day power and a repayment claim are about all PSCs are likely to have to fight with.

16th January, 2019 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Free webinar: How Budget 2018 affects you and IR35

Start your IR35 reform prep now by joining us on Tuesday to unpack Monday’s Red Book.

24th October, 2018 | Contracting News

Contractors' Questions: Which tax code if inside IR35 in the public sector?

Off-payroll rules expert helps a contractor wanting to set his agency straight.

30th August, 2018 | Public Sector Contracting

Five lessons to learn HMRC, before you change IR35 – again

A lot for the taxman to tackle before 2020 (no sooner please), because his thinking is flawed.

23rd May, 2018 | Comment

Contractors' Questions: Is this a workaround to the new IR35 rules?

No fix for a developer eyeing a charity that may (or may not) be applying April's regs.

23rd May, 2018 | IR35

Contractors’ Questions: Is Mutuality no longer relevant for IR35?

CEST continuing to omit MOO is making contractors doubt that Mutuality matters.

13th January, 2018 | IR35

Contractors' Questions: What's a new corporate tax evasion offence about?

Help for an IT contractor jobs agency worried about getting caught on September 30th.

7th September, 2017 | Guide To Agencies

HMRC computer says no to dividend changes

Forget next year’s cut to it, it's the dividend allowance itself that the taxman can't compute.

28th April, 2017 | Comment

Contractors' Questions: Will clients up rates to cover IR35 getting tougher?

A pay bump won't cut it for one PSC hoping to nullify April's tax changes.

16th January, 2017 | IR35

Contractors' Questions: When will public clients tell me my IR35 status?

End-users may feel PSCs can be left in limbo, but April's rules will require otherwise.

4th January, 2017 | IR35

Working inside IR35: a guide for April 2017 and beyond

How being caught by the Intermediaries legislation might affect you.

26th October, 2016 | IR35