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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.

'Client has no leg to stand on if a knee-op makes you leave your contract early.'

5th September, 2017 | Guide to Contracts

Contractors are not the target --'for once' -- of a HMRC criminal prosecution threat.

'Some sort of fee isn't easy to avoid, but it's hard to put a price on the value of clarity.'

4th September, 2017 | Contracting Overseas

Ahead of next year's £3,000 cutback, remember that even a little excess can be illegal.

Complaints prompt Unite to 'tar all brollies with the same brush', and demand a ban.

How to contract in Europe's largest nation, plus your take-home pay; estimated.

30th August, 2017 | Contracting Overseas

Chancellor tipped to tour the north, just as taxpayers tell the Treasury what he should do.

Taxpayer-funded employment probe paid one employer about £50,000.

'Get real,' blasts a judge, declaring Dragons' Den-style business plans as unnecessary to be 'self-employed.'

Revealed: why contracting in IT is growing at almost twice the rate of IT employment.

How to have a brew on your company without landing in hot water with HMRC.

24th August, 2017 | Expenses

Only a matter of time until the off-payroll rules are rolled out to cover all PSCs.

Couple of cashflow options open to a 'Ltd' contractor who's thinking laterally.

23rd August, 2017 | Limited Companies

Hundreds of temporary techies get their marching orders, as banks' cutbacks kick in.

Hypocrisy, confusion and disguised remuneration make up a busy tax month.

But the significant albeit small dip doesn't apply to freelance opportunities.

Half the extra tax taken when SMEs get investigated is from VAT non-compliance.

HMRC's denials of change might still not convince non-rocket scientist contractors.

'Inevitable' roll-out of April’s IR35 reforms worry half of contractors.

Techies in business-as-usual mode about the UK's exit, before a post-2019 bounce.