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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.

Draft IR35 legislation puts the new liability on end-users, not agencies.

Setting in stone who the self-employed are will help a host of probes into them.

Being located Down Under doesn't put those who owe you out of reach.

2nd December, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

A pledge to explore differing tax treatment where the work is the same is welcomed.

Rumours of the death of public sector PSC contracting are being greatly exaggerated.

Working on how our sector is perceived could pay a different kind of dividend.

Private medical pointers for a PSC eyeing chiropractic and X-ray services.

29th November, 2016 | Limited Companies

Sheer weight of £450m in avoidance measures explains one adviser's fatiguing feeling.

Eight characteristics you'll want your next recruiter to have (and eight you won't).

28th November, 2016 | Guide To Agencies

Your chance to pay recognition to those who excel in the IT contractor marketplace.

IR35 reform approved; VAT FRS raided, new schemes targeted and incorporation is next.

Philip Hammond's first (and last) AS targets incorporation and disguised self-employment earnings.

Tick off the chancellor's most likely announcements as they happen.

23rd November, 2016 | Successful Contracting

Naïve; disingenuous and heading for a fiasco -- say the taxman’s own status advisers.

Theresa May commits to setting corporation tax at a record low.

One-man bands facing 'MTD' deserve 'whatever amount of financial support' they need.

Phone not ringing off the hook with offers? It's your marketing, stupid.

When a short stint overseas can be long on compliance.

18th November, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

Government's 18,000-strong IT contractor workforce to be cut in half from April – IPSE.

What an adviser to contractors hopes to hear from Hammond on Wednesday.