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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.

£3,000 hike in PSCs' taxable income seen as a lesser evil than extending off-payroll rules.

Philip Hammond delivers his first Budget, to prepare Britain for a 'fairer' future.

IFA: Will the chancellor strike the right (or wrong) notes for your personal finances?

Budget 2017 fears compel the first commercial outfit to begin banishing 'Ltd' workers.

'Courts have already ruled against the flawed approach that HMRC is still evolving.'

No escape for a 'LLP' who only avoided 'Ltd' because of the compliance headache.

7th March, 2017 | Public Sector Contracting

Another expert says PSCs with commercial clients could be brought into scope on Wednesday.

Check your status for tax, invites HMRC, opening the ESS -- in all but name.

Fee-payers must decide PSCs’ status before using the later than promised ESS.

The options are unfortunately few and far between for PSCs owed at least £250,000.

Forty-five pence a mile could soon cover a lot less for one PSC who's a parent.

2nd March, 2017 | Limited Companies

Local government leaders team up to push IR35 reforms back until October.

The key announcements that brolly users and PSCs will hear from Hammond.

Bosses' Brexit concerns allayed, as more 'exceptional' techies are due in from overseas.

Scepticism about the late payments tsar remerges, just as its debut is set in stone.

Beeb investigation finding ‘unfairness’ hailed as grounds to close all brollies.

Cautious chancellor unlikely to move off-payroll rule liability, but a 'duty of care' is feasible.

Umbrella opens up about pay, to a PSC stuck with short contracts requiring overnight stays.

23rd February, 2017 | Umbrella Companies

No tax software inside most small ventures will make MTD a hard slog, survey suggests.

IR35-inspired pay guide, showing your take-home if you're caught, not caught or via a brolly.

22nd February, 2017 | Public Sector Contracting