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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.

The three big IR35 reform commitments, and where the consultation meets them (or doesn’t).

6th March, 2019 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Register now to hear how Hammond’s moves will affect you and how you operate.

Private sector PSCs get a 'template with tweaks' -- the 2017 rules plus a few bells and whistles.

Not harsh of us to chase non-compliant PSCs, forced or not, says HMRC’s Jim Harra.

Treasury to finally invite ‘views on the detailed design’ of IR35 in the private sector.

Three new letters, and the third time Spring Statement is seen as a chance to ‘put back’ April’s tax.

‘For the economy and for us, the outlook is grim, in the short and long-term.’

A day of mass protest and moving evidence culminates in claims of unconstitutional conduct.

Tech-dependent Barclays, HSBC and JP Morgan dominate the UK’s top 20 hiring companies.

To avoid delay, permits for Britons with Swiss contracts should be sorted before March.

27th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

The ‘guinea pig’ probe into one PSC, to decide on IR35 for all PSCs, wins two advisers’ backing.

An offence with huge implications for contracting just got its own widget for whistle-blowers.

A question that the Revenue last year dodged is finally answered -- by contractors it hired.

Small companies give HMRC the cold shoulder for its invitation to digitise VAT.

Four ‘false news’ examples on IR35 get picked apart by a recruitment lawyer.

Hammond hears that it’s time his warm words translated into reformist actions.

Crowds of commuters getting taken in about tax liabilities has put their towns on the map.

Hand it over to a man with no past in a public place? ‘If something doesn’t feel right…’

19th February, 2019 | Guide to Contracts

Protest organisers call you to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with MPs fighting retrospection.

Status expert warns of IR35 investigations having ‘unrelated’ beginnings.