Profile picture for user Simon Moore

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.

Stephen Lloyd MP tackles the ‘unfair’ backdating of Disguised Remuneration rules.

Why there are two IT security areas you won’t need to look at (as much) before you leap.

Four-month spree comes to an end for IT contractors, but demand overall is still ‘huge’.

A £900k IR35 case hears that news presenters had little choice but to be ‘Ltd.’

People likely to be panicked into paying the taxman are being targeted by crooks.

‘Au natural,’ rather than the sincerest form of flattery, is best for contractor interviews.

4th May, 2018 | CV Guides

And it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’ if data is outsourced or exported, despite GDPR.

Taxman’s blind faith in his own tool is no surprise, but it could have a sting in its tail.

MPs decline their ‘inexact’ chair’s invite to grill taxmen about policies for PSCs.

The Revenue’s penalty regime is about to ratchet up in earnest.

Contractor debt advisory’s concern is echoed by a national small business body.

City lawyers say the taxman’s admission is why you shouldn’t simply pay up.

Broadcaster hands cash to around 15 of its PSCs hit by ‘devasting’ HMRC demands.

What consultants who keep a log of their clients need to do before a month today.

27th April, 2018 | Successful Contracting

How to tame the world’s new ‘tiger’ economy, plus eight reasons why you should.

26th April, 2018 | Contracting Overseas

One year since reform, ‘the guinea pig’ is squealing over having to pay higher rates.

Three big Brexit issues unsettle most consultants, who remain ‘in the dark’ on visas.

Flat rate treatment for all (regardless of employment status), hailed as too big a prize to ignore.

Probes into potential Criminal Finances Act breaches seen as ‘the tip of the iceberg.’

Health service’s IT hub operating with only a score of ‘deeply technically’ skilled security people.