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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.

Unheeded warning to HMRC, ministers and the chancellor has the most tragic of consequences.

Evidence of HMRC bullying or blundering with dates is sought, for Sir Amyas’ eyes only.

As April 2020 nears, recruiters are reluctant to advertise your engager as exempt (even if they are).

HMRC waives penalties for the third who failed to file, but another deadline falls this Thursday.

The 2019 Loan Charge Review extends the deadline for meeting to October 14th.

New chancellor rumoured to want his first autumn Budget about a month from now.

Judges just about go against Gosling, Willcox and Eades -- the BBC’s faces of forced limited company usage.

IPSE: Clouds of uncertainty aren’t shifting, and just one of them could bring the house down.

Contractors and their families are among those who can now have their say to Sir Amyas Morse.

An emergency order is the only way to stop the loan charge suicide rate doubling, Javid told.

Minister’s review letter that doesn’t initially detail the review raises a ‘frightening’ prospect.

Experts, advisers and MPs fear a rerun of the Treasury’s March ‘whitewash.’

Not a campaign, and not a sign of things to come, implies the taxman, despite eyeing other pharmas.

Lehman and AWR were the last time growth in the appetite for freelance IT skills was so weak.

The prime minister’s assurance of action is welcomed, but contractors are cautioned over what it doesn’t mean.

Almost 90% fear HMRC doesn’t ‘get it’; new guidance is ‘woeful’ and advisers say ‘confusion’ will reign.

Pay up by the 19th or argue why you’re not caught by IR35, the taxman tells the pharma’s PSCs.

Two big off-payroll tax provisions will force firms to play policeman, hot potato and pass the parcel.

No education package, and no CEST update, may be why ‘cracks are starting to show’.

'It’s highlighting and challenging that’s the main point of writing to Johnson, Javid and Norman.'