The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is disappointed at a lack of progress towards rectifying an inequality which sees an estimated 1.5 million or more low-income workers paying a 25 per cent penalty for their pension savings. This issue can cost those affected (three-quarters of whom are women)...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has responded1 to a major HMRC call for evidence on how the tax authority administers the tax system,2 in which LITRG broadly supports reform of the tax administration system. But the group cautions that, to build trust, HMRC will need t...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a call by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) for a consultation into who is responsible for the accuracy of third party data, and for a broader review of safeguards and sanctions to ensure a taxpayer does not suffer the consequences of a data...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is concerned that some people who have used a tax refund company to get a PPI (payment protection insurance) or working from home tax refund are now discovering that unconnected tax refunds are also going to the refund company, with further fees being deducte...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning people who have claimed Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants that this income is taxable and that they must make sure they complete their tax returns accurately by including the grants in the correct place....
Hundreds of thousands of tax credit claimants, who had their claims auto-renewed last year due to the covid pandemic, will have to complete and return renewal declaration forms this year by 31 July or lose their entitlement, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning....