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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.

And technology companies are the biggest shirkers of their GDPR responsibilities.

'Dangerous,' 'misleading' and 'unfit for purpose' -- the IR35 digital tool just got demolished.

Your tax return tabled as the means to automatically deduct a small income percentage for retirement.

The defiant dozen: HMRC’s proposal is severely resisted by 12 IR35 consultation respondents.

Don’t do that with IR35, do this instead, say the CIOT, the FCSA and the ARC, among others.

The biggest threat to your livelihood? Probably. And you’ve just a few hours to fight it.

‘Blind.’ ‘Remarkable’. ‘Reckless.’ Accountants give their final assessments before Friday’s cut-off.

Three if not four measures are all it takes to support those who work for themselves -- IPSE.

A little over 48hours left to help safeguard our economic and professional futures.

Second highest reading for contractors, thanks to heat-hit hirers rethinking.

Friday’s deadline to be met by one agency group opposing reform, and another preparing for it.

A once reliable leg-up for contractors now has a pitfall where loans are still owed.

Budget 2018 looks ripe for raising the up to 15% surcharge on second property purchases.

Companies are being pursued for the income-hit of wrongly treating PSCs as inside IR35.

Thanks to a few good agents, 85 days just became 29 days – albeit only for a ‘short period.’

Most smaller companies would both stay in the EU and like a vote on the final deal.

A long wait for your money? Not for contractors with ‘pay you even if we’re unpaid’ brollies.

2nd August, 2018 | Umbrella Companies

Yet again a certain taxman can’t catch a contractor, even though this time HMRC was the client.

How small changes to how you handle clients could pay-off big on your next due date.

1st August, 2018 | Money

Both private firms and public processes accused of pushing a 'Merry-Go-Round culture.'