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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

Your chance to pay recognition to those who excel in the IT contractor marketplace.

IR35 reform approved; VAT FRS raided, new schemes targeted and incorporation is next.

Philip Hammond's first (and last) AS targets incorporation and disguised self-employment earnings.

Tick off the chancellor's most likely announcements as they happen.

23rd November, 2016 | Successful Contracting

Naïve; disingenuous and heading for a fiasco -- say the taxman’s own status advisers.

Theresa May commits to setting corporation tax at a record low.

One-man bands facing 'MTD' deserve 'whatever amount of financial support' they need.

Phone not ringing off the hook with offers? It's your marketing, stupid.

When a short stint overseas can be long on compliance.

18th November, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

Government's 18,000-strong IT contractor workforce to be cut in half from April – IPSE.

What an adviser to contractors hopes to hear from Hammond on Wednesday.

PAYE is the recommended friend of a Berlin-facing PSC with admirable qualities.

16th November, 2016 | Contracting Overseas

Timely recommendation for an alignment, not an outright merger that would nullify IR35.

How National Insurance Contributions and Income Tax could be about to change.

Chancellor's draft fails to wow, just as small firms are blamed for half the tax gap.

Two nights taken care of is much less determinative than if the day-to-day is controlled.

11th November, 2016 | IR35

A potentially new vehicle for contractors succeeds, where a way to tax them fails.

Law firm cautions against imposing a fee for the extra time a client invoice template takes.

10th November, 2016 | Guide to Contracts

Restricting the rates of those with the mammoth task of modernising the NHS doesn't compute.

Digital specialisms shaping up to be a shoo-in for temporary IT workers; this year and next.