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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

Ex-tax inspector says it’ll all backfire for HMRC if Direct Engagement schemes flourish.

The ceiling for when VAT applies should be higher than today’s £85,000, says IPSE.

Far from moving away from them, the BBC’s payments to ‘Ltd’ presenters are up 25%.

Same old-same old for clients, yet a 10-month high for IT contractors.

Be ‘very careful’ not to spark an HMRC investigation, dual income taxpayers told.

A hardening taxman is on the lookout for ‘out of the ordinary’ transactions.

A ‘bird’s eye view’ of IT communities in niche sectors should let you swoop down on the gaps.

Ministers must do what the taxman won’t -- keep their ears, eyes and minds open.

Taxman fails to make IR35 stick to a drawings designer, despite two attempts and almost four years of trying.

6th June, 2018 | IR35

Hays outlines what hirers should be doing before ‘imminent’ changes to IR35.

6th June, 2018 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

PSC directors who bet their home for a loan lose big in a property downturn -- BoE.

NAO tipped to tackle why the taxman’s external tech help bill is up by 9,000%.

IPSE: Taxman’s responsiveness will worsen should status decisions be made more difficult.

The road is long, expensive and emotional draining, say tiny tech company founders.

Five areas of the private sector IR35 reform proposal fail the (whole) truth test.

‘Strong demand for only partially financially-satisfied contractors is due to post-GDPR work, not just pre.’

What GDPR is; how to comply and why IT contractors will probably welcome it.

'More straightforward if the client pays in the country they’re in, and you’re from.'

24th May, 2018 | Contracting Overseas

Delays, increased costs and bigger workloads. And that’s the government’s own findings.

We’ll keep objecting, but off-payroll rules on all PSCs are now a foregone conclusion, experts say.