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About 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.

In 2023, Simon was appointed to be a judge at IPSE’s Freelancer Awards.

No Oscar for HMRC mini-umbrella company film, but at least it’s a warning, of sorts — experts

By Simon Moore | Last updated: September 3, 2024

A new film by the taxman goes as far as saying suspected MUC fraud is cause to reconsider contract labour options. Other than that bit of drama, ‘Spielberg can rest easy.’

Keir Starmer puts contractors on notice for ‘painful’ Autumn Budget 2024, warning ‘it won’t be business-as-usual’

By Simon Moore | Last updated: September 2, 2024

Dividends. umbrella salary-sacrifice. Corporation tax. ITContracting.com is told it all may turn ‘unpalatable’ on Oct 30, what with the PM bracing Britain for ‘unpopular decisions’.