Clause 16 and Schedule 10 change the current rules for reporting information on self assessment tax returns for most unincorporated businesses. The aim is to allow more sole traders and partnerships to be eligible to use the cash basis rather than the accruals basis (also known as traditional a...
The Scottish Government is undertaking an inquiry into how the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 has worked since it came into force. LITRG have submitted some comments focusing on the employment status of PAs. ...
Clause 32 and Schedule 13 introduce a new power, which allows His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to apply to the court for a disqualification order. This is in relation to directors and other persons who control or exercise influence over a company involved in promoting tax avoidance and opera...
Further to a recent news article that we have published (‘Why is my tax refund being sent to a third party I’ve never heard of?'), LITRG have made an Autumn Statement 2023 representation on the topic of tax refund forms and electronic signatures. Our suggestion is that HMRC issue a commissioners’...
LITRG have responded to the technical consultation on proposed amendment regulations, which allow employers to delay reporting an advance payment of salary (salary advance) made to an employee until payment....
LITRG has responded to a consultation on a fairer council tax system for Scotland, published jointly by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA – on behalf of local government). ...