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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.

LCAG disputes IOPC finding ‘no evidence’ Revenue saw customer as a threat to themselves.

The key takeaways from the last HMRC-industry session before the IR35 reform plan hit.

13th May, 2019 | IR35

Temp billings ‘bounce back’ on the back of Brexit concerns, but only very faintly in IT.

What chance for you and your client next year if even a big bank is struggling with IR35 reform now?

New IR35 Forum minutes show HMRC knows about trying to insert parties (and clauses) to nullify 2020’s reform.

Fears of a whitewash as taxman gets told that he alone can decide his appropriateness.

New hoops for directors to jump through, thanks to the 175-year-old register digitalising.

Only 20 days to go to oppose old tax debts falling due much sooner.

Taxman updates the ‘little-read’ series with his MSC victory -- a ‘battering ram.’

Contractor group responds to claims it hasn’t supported those caught by the April tax.

Bank puts contracting’s viability in doubt, as all direct PSC hires will cease from September.

The telco and techie are among 17 firms ‘named and shamed’ for unfairness over supplier invoices.

First ever rundown of companies that have broken their prompt payment promise.

Chancellor is asked to take back his ‘simply false’ statement about LCAG.

Tax-saving or extraction? Whatever your PSC’s priority, these numbers you must know.

29th April, 2019 | Money

A confused PSC actually has as many options as he does months in the contract, but a brolly looks best.

18th April, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Tie-ups with foreign taxmen are paying dividends for a Revenue raising seven times as much.

‘Creditable’ freelancer defeats HMRC’s £124k tax bill, without Substitution and with Mutuality.

HMRC's bid to hold an IR35 enquiry open indefinitely is thwarted using its own vows.

Sixty days to sort your ‘shocking’ limited company engagements stance, MPs tell the corporation.