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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.

How the 2016/2017 dividend tax has changed and how much it will cost you. 

20th July, 2016 | Limited Companies

Six month extensions tie the bank’s desktop techies to less money until Christmas.

Control may be the driving force in the ride-hailing app's first UK courtroom.

The dividends tax chancellor goes the way of his 'punishment' Budget.

Help for a husband-and-wife company trying to mitigate the new dividends tax.

14th July, 2016 | Section 660

Robots primed to take over a quarter of business service roles by 2035.

Higher costs and legal barriers loom large if your client goes under post-Brexit.

Testing the water? Taxman quizzes companies about his IR35 plan for organisations.

Official update follows the arrival of a new batch of demands for loan repayment.

'Buoyant' times ahead for Business Intelligence contractors, as new systems await.

Deloitte calculates £70k+ PSC contractors to soon be taking home the low sixties.

Uncertainty cools the prospects of even the techies who tend to benefit from jitters.

Three factors determine if accommodation closer to the client looks claimable.

7th July, 2016 | Expenses

Dividend mix-ups are worth singing from the rooftops as deserving the Cold Shoulder.

Status expert says there's no delay, in terms of when to pay and how you gauge. 

6th July, 2016 | IR35

Chancellor says five per cent tax cut would show post-Brexit Britain as ‘open for business.’

HMRC to clarify which closing down a company activities can be caught by TARR.

Background tips for a web designer needing a lawyer to get to the front of his situation.

4th July, 2016 | VAT

Digital suppliers told to refrain from guesswork about MOSS, as officials 'simply don’t know.'

Avoiding income extraction is about the only tax benefit to a landlord-tenant relationship.

30th June, 2016 | Limited Companies