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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.

Umbrella contractors are the worst off, but the PM’s new 1.25% levy is set to sting almost all in UK contracting.

Prime minister lambasted by a former fund manager for an ‘ambiguous’ WFH stance.

The punishment for looting covid relief is expectantly harsh, yet dissolving is no escape.

Home Office acts on ‘feedback’ that physical checks have had their day, and commits to a ‘new digital solution.’

Answers demanded as HM Courts & Tribunal Service fluffs off-payroll legislation, taking the taxman’s haul to £135million.

The chancellor not choosing a date is signalling to advisers that his Red Book may be deferred until Spring 2022.

Agents and candidates agree they’ve never seen anything like it, as employers ‘scream out’ for talent.

The Labour leader takes the initiative by committing to have his shadow Treasury ministers scrutinise the much-disliked HMRC policy.

The taxman, the ultimate setter of deadlines, embarrassingly misses the cut-off to overturn a tribunal’s outside IR35 judgment.

Statement of Works users on official alert to ‘make sure you’re applying the rules correctly.’

Home Office signals digital concession has had its time, ahead of an online demo by 50 disagreeing employers.

Agency bosses: It’s not all about rates, but the pay picture for contractors has definitely now changed.

An influential Tory backbench committee chair adds his name to a new cross-party plea to quash the loan charge.

Contractor umbrella companies say the union has got it wrong, again, although all agree ‘bad apples’ must be weeded out.

Peer accuses the Revenue’s top officer of being the disliked Biblical tax collector, notorious for washing his hands of a grave decision.

Judge signals taxpayer ignorance of tax law is definitely an excuse, where that ignorance came from the tax authority.

PM’s sympathy for loan charge contractors isn’t enough for 76 MPs pressing for 'fair resolution.'

The tech recruiter says a contractor hiring increase of 17% comes despite off-payroll 'concerns.'

The strange, ‘complex’ case of the contractor outside IR35, put inside IR35; who disagreed, only to rubbish a sub clause which a judge backed.

June saw more appetite for temporary techies than at any time in the last 23 years, but ‘unpredictability’ looms.