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Simon Moore

Simon writes impartial news and engaging features for the contractor industry, covering, IR35, the loan charge and general tax and legislation. He also edits and commissions viewpoint pieces and ‘how to’ guides from the industry’s leading experts.

He trained under NCTJ-approved journalism tutors before working in the newsrooms of leading consumer, local and national media titles.

He is the managing director of Moore News Ltd, whose clients include trade publications, digital start-ups and FTSE-listed recruiters.

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A telling series of posts by tax experts sheds light on the ‘game-changing,’ ‘show-offs’ who do your books.

The government’s belated bid to regulate brollies is attracting neither mass support from experts nor many submissions by workers.

A Companies House filing from June 28th raises concern for a ‘large number’ of out-of-pocket Optimum users.

The appetite for temporary techies finally grows again, on the back of economic jitters and employers ‘reshaping.’

An accreditation body joins umbrella companies in misusing logos, highlighting just how much of a ‘Wild West’ the government’s consultation has to tame.

All eyes on the Autumn when CEST 2.0 is due, despite ‘unable to determine’ now being almost as likely as ‘inside IR35.’

Despite take-home dents from ‘dreaded’ IR35 reform, some computer contractors have landed premiums of almost double-digits in the last year.

Government called to ‘remedy a rank injustice’ that the taxman carries out under the frameworks of 2000 and 2007.

As frustrated agents look on, last month saw a ‘significant step-up in candidate availability,’ including in ‘higher paid, remote-friendly occupations.’

Jeremy Hunt hints he’ll disappoint contractor companies hoping for pre-election tax sweeteners.

The outlook for umbrella companies looks bleak under both options two and three.

‘Possible drawbacks’ of leaving the UK are better than losing 50% gross to taxes, suggest a fifth of contractors.

Advisers say what clients still don’t get; what’s wrong with CEST, and what seeing off the taxman takes.

A tribunal stats update by the MoJ lumps fraudulent Mini-Umbrella Companies in with bonafide brollies.

Quantity doesn’t mean quality in the eyes of some, as the still-criticised Revenue blacklist chalks up its almost 50th entry.

ContractorUK readers reassured it’s ok to be a little ‘out there’ when posting on LinkedIn.

IR35 is exampled as the unwinnable ‘arms race’ HMRC is in -- for trying to remedy one ill only to set parameters for the next.

Taxman approaches the Upper Tribunal to put IR35 back in play against England’s former skipper.

Despite the story 'varying widely across different businesses,' software development and tech last month weakened significantly.

Accreditation body says it’s all for regulating brollies, but warns against another ‘IR35-type situation.’

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