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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

Contractor group responds to claims it hasn’t supported those caught by the April tax.

Bank puts contracting’s viability in doubt, as all direct PSC hires will cease from September.

The telco and techie are among 17 firms ‘named and shamed’ for unfairness over supplier invoices.

First ever rundown of companies that have broken their prompt payment promise.

Chancellor is asked to take back his ‘simply false’ statement about LCAG.

Tax-saving or extraction? Whatever your PSC’s priority, these numbers you must know.

29th April, 2019 | Money

A confused PSC actually has as many options as he does months in the contract, but a brolly looks best.

18th April, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Tie-ups with foreign taxmen are paying dividends for a Revenue raising seven times as much.

‘Creditable’ freelancer defeats HMRC’s £124k tax bill, without Substitution and with Mutuality.

HMRC's bid to hold an IR35 enquiry open indefinitely is thwarted using its own vows.

Sixty days to sort your ‘shocking’ limited company engagements stance, MPs tell the corporation.

Be aware of all rules, especially any that put you inside IR35, or you too will be bitten.

TV conman is left £150k out of pocket, by judges who ‘didn’t buy his hopeless claims.’

Treasury turns down 160 MPs fighting for contractors, in a ‘ridiculous whitewash.’

Massive jump in FTT cases, as taxpayers push back a ‘more aggressive’ taxman.

Allowances set by Hammond are there to be used, and not just because his IR35 grab looms.

11th April, 2019 | Money

PSCs will agree 2017's ‘lessons haven’t been learned’ but, for 2020, decisions have been taken.

Treasury says CEST is going to change; rejects blanketing as common and denies loan charge link.

Treasury has until Thursday, but a vote to force the charge’s suspension already looks likely.

Growth in demand for IT freelancers has not looked as miniscule since August 2016.