Simon Moore

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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.

Christmas for contractors looks set to be quiet, except for the risk-taking rate-chasers.

IPSE to spotlight the new, the young, and the best, on projects or 'side-hustles.'

‘Cost of living may be key, but it’s not a pay indicator you can afford to rely on.'

10th December, 2018 | Contracting Overseas

The REC finds scarce freelance IT specialisms to have more than doubled.

Contractors will stick to their guns, but most of the unmoved are settlors.

‘The tide is turning,’ as over 100 MPs join peers and industry figures to denounce ‘monstrous’ legislation.

Multiple failures, and even something sinister, exposed by peers probing the ‘retrospective’ tax.

Six must-dos for officials who’ve presided over a tax that's been 'devastating.'

5th December, 2018 | EBT

‘Awareness, resources and costs are all grounds to give tiny firms longer on digital tax accounts.’

Early birds who last year dodged HMRC’s ‘customer-unfriendliness’ will now be caught too.

Revealed: who’s snapping at Mumbai’s heels, and where overseas is most taxing.

3rd December, 2018 | Contracting Overseas

Hammond’s talk about helping families hasn’t translated into alleviation.

Lawspeed's Adrian Marlowe announces his stance on the NAO probe into the BBC's usage of PSCs.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation announces its take on the latest migration figures.

An investigation into ‘Ltd’ TV presenters points to an awful mess, with stark long-term implications.

Charity calls IT workers to help it be a support system, as most of them feel alone.

Some peers and MPs are our modern-day Snark hunters -- and they seek fairness for contractors.

‘And even if MTD is postponed, tiny companies must be persuaded not pushed.’

Chancellor finally concedes that disguised remuneration scheme users aren’t tax ‘evaders.’

Taxman’s jazzy jingle is so bad it drove a drummer back to business.