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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.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-moore-freelancewriterandjournalistforcontract…

IT contractor jobs index posts 31-month low

REC warns of scaled back recruitment in wake of April's tax changes.

8th March, 2016
OTS tables sole trader-style PSC reforms

Review likes the look and feel of the unincorporated, but wants safety like a ‘Ltd.’  

7th March, 2016
OTS small company tax review – main points

At-a-glance: the tax unit's most important major and minor recommendations.

7th March, 2016
Contractors' Questions: Does the new tax year affect Entrepreneurs’ Relief?

What's optimal today for a liquidating PSC was just as optimal before April 6th.

7th March, 2016 |

Contractors' Questions: Which expenses are outside the T&S rules?

Law firm pinpoints what is and isn't claimable post-April.

4th March, 2016 | Expenses

Contractors' Questions: Will the 24-month rule catch my trip to client's HQ?

Meeting his client is an allowable expense for one IT contractor, even once T&S tax relief is restricted.

3rd March, 2016 | Expenses

'Rogue SMEs' raising your risk of VAT investigation

Hardcore of tax dodgers blamed for genuine oversights triggering HMRC inspections.

3rd March, 2016
Contractors' advisers size up Budget 2016

At least on IR35, what one expert wants to see on March 16th is what she expects to see.

2nd March, 2016
Contractors' Questions: When can I go direct-to-client?

Legal points for a contractor with a client who wants to cut out the agent.

1st March, 2016 | Guide to Contracts

'Hirers won't compensate contractors for T&S losses'

End-users to defy government expectations on travel and subsistence crackdown.

1st March, 2016
Contractors' Questions: Can dividends be used to reduce my tax bill?

Profit after tax, not before it, is why distributions cannot be treated like pens and pencils.

25th February, 2016 | Limited Companies

Public sector contractors get new IR35 guide

Fresh IR35 assurance process guidance published, in wake of all BETs being off.

24th February, 2016
IR35 assurance process – a contractor's guide

How to give public clients assurance without taking the defunct BETs.

24th February, 2016 | IR35 Further Reading

Osborne tipped to take away tax-free lump sum

Chancellor's axe apparently trained on the cash reward you get at 55 for building a nest egg.

22nd February, 2016
Contractors' Questions: What if I can't use the client's on-site car park?

Going down the road of billing for mandatory bus trips might be bumpy.

22nd February, 2016 | IR35 Further Reading

Contractors' Questions: What if my contract’s silent on expenses?

Nothing agreed beforehand (orally or otherwise) means nothing's due.

19th February, 2016 | Expenses

Contractors' Questions: Is sole trading the way to go post-April?

Debt transfer is a problem twice over for one would-be sole trader.

18th February, 2016 | Successful Contracting

Alarm over 18-month cap on German contracts

Agencies fight plans to make UK contractors permies after a year-and-a-half.

18th February, 2016
HMRC refunds Montpelier contractors after APN 'blunder'

Reticent taxman starts coughing up to scheme users he unlawfully told to pay-up front.

17th February, 2016
A nest egg cap by George is April's certainty

Top tier contractors will want to act before the lifetime pensions allowance abates, again.

17th February, 2016