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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.

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Despite the story 'varying widely across different businesses,' software development and tech last month weakened significantly.

Accreditation body says it’s all for regulating brollies, but warns against another ‘IR35-type situation.’

Following an ‘inordinate’ delay and despite doubters already, a consultation to tackle brolly ‘malpractice’ is at last open for contractors' responses.

Agents of a different kind are slapped by the ASA over online ads earning them 48% of your HMRC refund.

The CV & Interview Advisors endorses AI and neuroscience bosses’ top tips on getting more from the professional networking giant.

Due to pay a ‘hefty’ price to HMRC for fluffing contractor status, the body that backs innovation in business is now deemed to be a warning to business.

Fears raised that the ‘eyes and ears of many contractors’ may be manipulated by promoters passing themselves off as legitimate businesses.

A cautious contractor sector welcomes a new consultation on giving workers their holiday pay regularly and upfront.

The former FCSA umbrella company regrets ‘oversights’ but is ‘delighted’ at what it says is vindication over ‘deliberate wrongdoing’.

Nervy employers ‘hedging their bets’ are boosting IT contractors, despite a few software issues.

Following appeals to make the LISA fit for purpose for contractor saving, AJ Bell says it’s better to just bin it.

Not before time, the taxman responds to concerns dating back to 2017 that he’s 'immorally' taxing the same income twice.

Fake limited company workers ‘in cahoots’ with hoax clients are preying on the practice of agencies paying PSCs thousands in advance.

Extreme caution advised, as two schemes with an Option Grant Agreement are characterised as no option unless you like a large tax bill.

Alarm raised that no longer being on the taxman’s ‘blacklist’ will be a marketing opportunity too good for copycats to pass up.

A batch of brollies targeting agencies and workers with freebies are ‘likely engaged in the dubious or downright illegal.'

Hiring body says the IR35 framework needs amending, because it taxes the same income twice, and is now exacerbating skills shortages.

A near plateauing in IT contractor billings coincides with APSCo, REC, Indeed, and KMPG all pointing the finger at Spring Budget.

Renaming the nemesis of small businesses is billed as a way to effect culture change, but not everyone’s convinced.

Status advisers caution contractors that HMRC getting two celebs in the dock confirms off-payroll enforcement to be an A-list priority that’s set to run and run.