Following on from our earlier response to the DWP green paper on the future of child maintenance, we highlight once again the issues surrounding the use of date from H
We broadly welcome the strategy to encourage the businesses to move to digital channels where they are able to do so, in line with wider government policy.
In our view any system of council tax and council tax benefit should be transparent, as simple as possible and related to the ability of the individual to pay.
We believe the objectives of integration to be fair, but emphasise the need to consider equally the position of employers who are not in business and the impacts on in
LITRG’s response to this consultation focuses on both the entirely unrepresented taxpayer and those agents or intermediaries, of various types, who try to help those w
LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and HMRC’s efforts to engage with representatives and make amendments to the proposals since the last co
A major hurdle for low-income migrants to the UK is a lack of understanding of the tax rules they will face on arrival, compounded by almost non-existent avenues of ad
The Scotland Bill proposes a Scottish income tax derived from reducing the UK rates by 10 pence and giving the Scottish Parliament the power to add a fixed amount on t
In our response to the joint DVLA and HMRC consultation ‘Tackling VAT evasions on road vehicles brought into the UK’ we highlight the problems that low income individu
We are pleased that the HMRC consultation (prompted by LITRG), ‘Incapacitated person – a modern definition’, has stimulated a debate about how disabled people, includi
HMRC introduced a new security system on the tax credit helpline in November 2009 which attempts to verify a claimant’s identity by asking questions based on their cre
Very often, where financial products are launched for those on low incomes there is a general tendency to consider any practical tax (or benefits) issues as a matter f
The Welfare Reform Bill is being scrutinised by the Public Bill Committee, to whom LITRG has submitted evidence on the Bill’s proposals for universal credit.
In this response we raise matters of particular importance to small and very small businesses, and vulnerable groups such as care and support employers.
While much of the subject‐matter of this Department for Work and Pensions’ call for evidence is beyond the scope of LITRG’s activity, we comment on it from the viewpoi
Our response to this consultation focuses on a single area – the ability to cash in small pension pots for a lump sum (a process known as ‘trivial commutation’).
Overall, the direction of travel on tax policy making is positive, for example with advance publication of draft Finance Bill clauses for external scrutiny and comment
LITRG has commented on draft Finance Bill clauses which will restrict the tax exemption for employer-supported childcare, including childcare vouchers.
In common with other government departments, HM Revenue and Customs are charged with achieving greater transparency in order to deliver better value for money and enab
When the proposals to reduce the lifetime allowance (‘LTA’) were first announced, we were concerned at the potential impact on those on low-incomes arising from a meas
