The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is an initiative of the Chartered Institute of Taxation to give a voice to those who cannot afford to pay for tax advice.

We gather evidence of problems in the tax system for those on low incomes. We then work with the relevant authorities to try to resolve them. Our aim is to persuade politicians and the Revenue to make the tax system simpler and fairer.

There is a misconception that those on the lowest incomes have simple financial affairs. This is a fallacy, especially when those on the lowest incomes have to deal with many different government departments and cope with the failure of those departments to link coherently at policy and operational levels.

This site also tries to provide reliable tax and related benefits information so that people who want to try and help themselves can do so.

We target our help towards five categories of people who are apt to encounter difficulties with the tax system. These are pensioners, students, low-income workers, disabled people and migrants to the UK. We take an income of around £15,000 as a low income for our purposes.

Throughout this site we can only offer general guidance on tax topics and you should always obtain specific advice before taking any action.

For information regarding the legal basis on which we provide assistance and advice including areas such as data protection and confidentiality please see our legal page.