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Simon Moore

Simon Moore is one of the UK’s most consistently published freelance journalists on freelancing,

self-employment and contractor issues, such as IR35, the Loan Charge and late payment.

Trained in News & Features writing by NCTJ-approved journalism tutors, Simon worked in the newsrooms of local, consumer and national press titles, before setting up his own editorial services company, Moore News Ltd.

The company’s clients include a FTSE-listed recruiter, a division of one of the ‘Big 4’ accountancy firms and the UK’s largest small business forum. Simon’s articles have been linked to by The Daily Telegraph and the biggest newspaper website in the world, MailOnline.

What you do, not the way you operate, determines if you need business cover.

15th June, 2015 | Limited Companies

IT micro-businesses beating tax and legal firms in the per person revenue stakes.

'Pro-active' IT contractors likely to top the must-hire list of a sector struggling on privacy.

What IT teams should be doing to head off network downtime and data loss.

Speaking to his umbrella is best for a contractor wondering if he's covered.

11th June, 2015 | Umbrella Companies

Only 20 days left to avoid penalties of up to 200%.

The deadline to declare new officers or their details is missed by more than half of firms.

A permie turned contractor could be taken to court by agency or client, or both.

9th June, 2015 | Successful Contracting

The REC's temporary IT worker index is showing its lowest score in 22 months.

Help is apparently at hand for companies' beneficial owners who want privacy.

UK intellectual property regime criticised for not serving small businesses well enough.

Expert spells out the reality of being taxed like an employee minus their rights.

4th June, 2015 | Successful Contracting

Anti-evasion officers pressing to put 'moderately successful professionals' in prison.

French bank tells its UK IT contractors to lower their rates or leave.

£13,000 worth of prizes on offer to the top contractors of today and tomorrow.

First week of 2015 begins to put earnings into your own pocket - not the taxman's.  

Margins of Whitehall's technology suppliers to be laid bare every three months.

Earning £100 online provokes the taxman, while incurring it pacifies him. 

A laundry list rather than easy answers faces a techie eyeing a tax-efficient base in Germany. 

29th May, 2015 | Contracting Overseas

Umbrella and limited company bosses favour a five-year freeze, but not unreservedly.