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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.

'Awful lot' of PSCs accused of exploiting the health service's talent shortage.

Three sets of regulations should be avoided when taking on other PSCs.

8th February, 2016 | Limited Companies

Top MP and MSP makes no apology over using a PSC for non-political income.

Taxman's new way to test PSC contractors for IR35 will be in beta by the spring.  

Ex-taxman disappoints a contractor hoping 11 years is too far back for HMRC to go.

4th February, 2016 | Successful Contracting

Formal T&S guide to be unveiled, just before all ongoing expenses via brollies get blocked.

Your 'SDC' status isn't an issue for your brolly, which will revert to a simple, outsourced PAYE model. 

Options abound for a New Yorker in London, but IT contracting isn’t one of them.

2nd February, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

PSCs with a second director should still be able to get the Employment Allowance.

1st February, 2016 | Limited Companies

Dragons' Den investee wants a smaller take, but PSCs are already planning for the worst.

Confusion and the calendar bode well for the taxman's penalty team.

Legal aid for an unpaid IT contractor, let go for a reason his contract doesn’t cover.

28th January, 2016 | Guide to Contracts

Attempts to block rival trade mark applications are soaring.

Site-based workers are Supervision, Direction or Control's most undeserving victims.

Updating us at least quarterly will not be akin to four tax returns a year, claims HMRC.

A bank account is the stumbling block to becoming limited as a non-resident.

26th January, 2016 | Limited Companies

One brolly's offer of a small salary and the rest as a loan has a number of issues.

22nd January, 2016 | Umbrella Companies

Your invitation to help four sectors make the case to keep travel and subsistence relief.

HMRC updates the list of laughable claims made for missing the Jan 31 deadline.

New salary threshold would catch 94% of migrants being imported for third-party IT contracts.