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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.

MPs get a preview of how HMRC’s tax has turned people’s lives upside down.

Whether you can work abroad via your PSC is a bit of a traffic light. But in 12 countries, you can push the button with confidence.

15th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Sir Ed Davey’s APPG wants you to come forward to outline the ‘reality of your situation.’

Buenos Aires or Bern? There’s a lot of different colour for contractors to fly into this year.

14th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

What private sector preparations for the 2020 rules should look like right now.

Labour leader challenges Hammond and May to share their self-assessment forms.

If PSCs had their way, they might do what one adviser suggests -- cut recruiters out.

‘Ditch the salary threshold, extend visas to three years and exempt scarce occupations.’

‘Wait and see’ mode until Brexit completes has put the brakes on contract billings.

Divisiveness, change and removal. It’s all gone on, but now it’s time to move on.

Government told that small VAT-registered companies need ‘no deal’ scenarios.

A muddled IR35 policy is why the broadcaster still hasn’t fixed its dog’s breakfast, says the PAC.

Taxpayers on less than £30k are offered an automatic, ‘no questions asked’ arrangement.

Chancellor to get to his feet two weeks pre-Brexit, a few weeks post-IR35 consultation.

‘Have you tried turning it off and on again?’ is often an ask too far.

Aside to small fluctuations contractors will welcome, the big move looks like less IR35-inspired hiring of permies.

Leaf-turning by a blinkered, intransigent HMRC is an unlikely prospect -- at least on IR35.

A cross-party group of peers and MPs will probe the April tax’s impact on contractors.

FSB: It’s right to review what could ruin the self-employed, ‘retrospective’ or not.

Revenue uses November IR35 Forum to exonerate engagers who don’t decide IR35 case-by-case.