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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.

Not declaring to the taxman is criminalised, regardless of any intent to defraud him.

Experts clash over the slow death of T&S relief for the supervised, directed and controlled.

Six sections stating the key announcements of George Osborne's sixth Budget. 

IFA says both ends of your contracting career should be better off under Osborne.  

19th March, 2015 | Money

No more tax relief from next April if you're supervised, directed and controlled.

George Osborne 'takes Britain one more big step from austerity to prosperity.'

Taxman has issued IR35 status decisions that he'll soon spell out to everybody.

A list of the latest talking points between the taxman and contractors' advisers.

Joined-up thinking seems to have kicked the expenses clampdown into the long grass.

IFA to contractors reveals what he expects (and wants) to see from the chancellor. 

'IR35 unlikely to rear its head in the Budget due to HMRC update just four days before it.'

Lawyer cautions a Plan B contractor against inserting an 'exorbitant' interest clause.

16th March, 2015 | Guide to Contracts

What George Osborne should (and shouldn't) offer PSC contractors on Wednesday.

Latest rate data revealed to a techie testing the water of IT contracting.
 

The hubs and hot skills that are driving demand in the technology contracts market.

Oil giant tells temporary tech workforce to accept pay cut or quit.

Most umbrella companies expect a withholding of tax relief, rather than a withdrawal. 

Cash expert separates the choices from the compulsory when it comes to invoicing. 

10th March, 2015 | Successful Contracting

Firms throwing money at the demand-supply mismatch is lining the IT labour market's pockets. 

A destabilising of contractors at the MoD requires an urgent rethink, says IPSE.