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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.

For contractors in a hurry, a quick recap on the private sector off-payroll reform plan.

21st May, 2018 | IR35 Further Reading

For the first time, Tier 2 is denying hundreds of firms the techies they say they want.

Not for want of trying! HMRC fails in its second attempt to catch a PSC ‘well-versed’ in IR35.

A taxman going back over a decade in 'reasonable care' cases is 'wrong in principle.'

PSCs -- look forward, because a perfect storm of contractor regulation is brewing.

Steep rise in HMRC’s use of its potentially ‘unfair, uncontrolled, gloves-off’ agents.

‘Can you hear me now?’ Small firms come forward to pinpoint network not-spots.

Urgently place reform that has decimated IT contracting under a microscope, says IHPA.

Brexit puts the full rollout of HMRC's digital revolution on 'pause.'

Stephen Lloyd MP tackles the ‘unfair’ backdating of Disguised Remuneration rules.

Why there are two IT security areas you won’t need to look at (as much) before you leap.

Four-month spree comes to an end for IT contractors, but demand overall is still ‘huge’.

A £900k IR35 case hears that news presenters had little choice but to be ‘Ltd.’

People likely to be panicked into paying the taxman are being targeted by crooks.

‘Au natural,’ rather than the sincerest form of flattery, is best for contractor interviews.

4th May, 2018 | CV Guides

And it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’ if data is outsourced or exported, despite GDPR.

Taxman’s blind faith in his own tool is no surprise, but it could have a sting in its tail.

MPs decline their ‘inexact’ chair’s invite to grill taxmen about policies for PSCs.

The Revenue’s penalty regime is about to ratchet up in earnest.

Contractor debt advisory’s concern is echoed by a national small business body.