Simon Moore

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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.

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.

PAYE is the recommended friend of a Berlin-facing PSC with admirable qualities.

16th November, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

Timely recommendation for an alignment, not an outright merger that would nullify IR35.

How National Insurance Contributions and Income Tax could be about to change.

Chancellor's draft fails to wow, just as small firms are blamed for half the tax gap.

Two nights taken care of is much less determinative than if the day-to-day is controlled.

11th November, 2016 | IR35 Further Reading

A potentially new vehicle for contractors succeeds, where a way to tax them fails.

Law firm cautions against imposing a fee for the extra time a client invoice template takes.

10th November, 2016 | Guide to Contracts