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Claiming back tax refund

How long does a tax refund take to be processed?

Published on 21 October 2019
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This a common question! The answer is usually somewhere between 5 days and 8 weeks, depending on a number of factors including the system involved (for example by PAYE or Self Assessment), whether you applied online or by paper; and whether HMRC make any security checks during the process. Read on to find out more.

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Social Security Committee of the Scottish Parliament – call for views on benefit take-up

Published on 17 October 2019
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LITRG has submitted comments in response to a call for evidence issued by the Social Security Committee of the Scottish Parliament, which is examining the take-up of b

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Good Work Plan: Proposals to support families – Neonatal leave and pay

Published on 15 October 2019
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While the LITRG agree that providing additional support for parents by way of statutory neonatal leave and pay is positive, it has not been made clear in this consulta

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Any questions? I have almost finished repaying my student loan – how do I avoid overpaying?

Published on 15 October 2019
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We regularly receive queries via our websites. We do not give advice, but we try to signpost to sources of further information and support. Some of the replies might be useful to others, so occasionally we will post them anonymously as ‘question and answer’ news items. We have received a question recently from a student loan borrower who has almost finished repaying their student loan.

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Press Release: Government heed LITRG’s call to improve GOV.UK

Published on 14 October 2019
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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the Government’s acceptance that further improvements are needed to the guidance on GOV.UK to help unrepresented taxpayers caught in a dispute with HMRC, and the Government’s commitment to continuing to refine and improve the extra support service that HMRC offer.

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Press Release: New report provides boost to campaigners for pension fairness

Published on 11 October 2019
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The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the Office of Tax Simplification’s (OTS) Life Events report – especially its recommendation to address an inconsistency in tax rules which means that more than a million people on low incomes are losing out on tax relief on their pension contributions.

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Migrant workers in the UK – are you receiving rental income from property in your home country? If so, read this!

Published on 11 October 2019
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If you are receiving rental income from a property in your home country, you may think that you only have to pay any tax on it in your home county. But that is incorrect – you may also have to pay tax on it here in the UK (and then deal with the double taxation).

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Good Work Plan: one-sided flexibility – addressing unfair flexible working practices

Published on 11 October 2019
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The LITRG has responded to this consultation with some points for BEIS to consider, in terms of how the payment of compensation for cancelled shifts will work for nati

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Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss

Published on 9 October 2019
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We focus our comments on how Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) should be reformed to better support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

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Building families through surrogacy – a new law

Published on 7 October 2019
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The LITRG has responded to this consultation with some thoughts on a number of tax, National Insurance and related welfare benefits issues that we believe need to be a

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