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Simon Moore

Simon writes impartial news and engaging features for the contractor industry, covering, IR35, the loan charge and general tax and legislation. He also edits and commissions viewpoint pieces and ‘how to’ guides from the industry’s leading experts.

He trained under NCTJ-approved journalism tutors before working in the newsrooms of leading consumer, local and national media titles.

He is the managing director of Moore News Ltd, whose clients include trade publications, digital start-ups and FTSE-listed recruiters.

Author Content

Yesterday's rule to exempt 'Ltds' from reporting small value benefits isn't in force.

Big companies urged to buy their unflattering TLDs before somebody else does.

Latest IR35 Forum promised fresh advice, fewer meetings and 250 enquiries at a time.

Two new frameworks + four official moves = IR35 (and the Forum) going nowhere.

Inside IR35 contractors will be relieved that Osborne retained Entrepreneurs' Relief.

Reassurance for an IT contractor whose employment intermediary wants his personal details.

31st March, 2015 | Guide To Agencies

Another oil giant's contract IT workforce is told to lower their rates by 15% or leave.

The unintended consequences of stripping tax relief from the supervised, directed and controlled.

Chancellor's simplification measure seems like anything but from a technology standpoint.

IPSE hopes David Cameron gets his way, for the health of e-services suppliers.

VAT charges when contractors bid for public work to be nullified from April.

Not declaring to the taxman is criminalised, regardless of any intent to defraud him.

Experts clash over the slow death of T&S relief for the supervised, directed and controlled.

Six sections stating the key announcements of George Osborne's sixth Budget. 

IFA says both ends of your contracting career should be better off under Osborne.  

19th March, 2015 | Money

No more tax relief from next April if you're supervised, directed and controlled.

George Osborne 'takes Britain one more big step from austerity to prosperity.'

Taxman has issued IR35 status decisions that he'll soon spell out to everybody.

A list of the latest talking points between the taxman and contractors' advisers.

Joined-up thinking seems to have kicked the expenses clampdown into the long grass.