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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.

HMRC challenges, client inaccuracies and abusive brollies, among other talking points.

28th January, 2019 | IR35

IT workers are all but the best at getting things off their chest, just not at home.

Woolly underwear and other outlandish items fail to make the cut.

Knowing yourself is the key to exploiting fierce competition, sharp appetite and rising rates.

Too busy, too short and too cold. Revenue reveals what won’t fly (includes witches).

QC tweets against the ‘spin’ of a taxman who he says should be ‘soul-searching’.

Brexit, plus political, economic turmoil equals a subdued technology sector.

Why techies with ‘experiance’ and ‘specialized’ skills are probably still on the bench.

Shortlist you for a detail-orientated environment? Probably not if you can’t spell.

No-deal, so no transition period in the year IR35 toughens, is a growing prospect.

You still need to HMRC-register, even if not extracting (a tax-free £2k).

17th January, 2019 | Limited Companies

‘Increasingly reliant’ Treasury tipped to launch a VAT plan to protect a 79% surge.

Leaving it to the last-minute is the stressful, risky preference for a quarter of HMRC customers.

‘The April charge is the sort of taxation that led to the birth of the Magna Carta.’

Peace of mind is why you best double-check what the Revenue demands this tax season.

Techies or traders looking for opportunities could do much worse than Berkshire's county town.

Save your outrage for HMRC’s ‘external consultant,’ as ‘Sir CEO’ is de rigueur.

No 10 is drawn into the retrospective row, thanks to a Lib Dem MP’s question and amendment.

Demand grew, IT talent gaps opened, but now the uncertainty is even affecting temps.

MPs could today trigger a Treasury review and report on the ‘unfair’ loan charge.