Skip to main content

Latest News

LITRG News: Have you been affected by Tax Credits Ltd? picture of a yellow road sign with black writing saying tax refund ahead
Published on 29 September 2022

Have you been affected by Tax Credits Ltd?

For some time, LITRG have been raising concerns about certain tax refund companies with HMRC, around deeds or letters of assignment. Earlier this year we were contacted by several taxpayers who claimed refunds through one company – Tax Credits Limited (TCL). These taxpayers seemed unaware that a dee...

Press release. A coloured image of a speakerphone, a paper press release and microphone.
Published on 29 September 2022

Tax Credits Ltd debacle should never happen again, say LITRG

Following pressure from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) to investigate the end-to end process used by Tax Credits Ltd, a tax refund company, to sign people up to its services, HMRC have announced they will now take steps to resolve the situation for affected taxpayers. LITRG welcome this an...

Press release. A coloured image of a speakerphone, a paper press release and microphone.
Published on 23 September 2022

LITRG stresses need to consider benefits impacts of tax and NIC changes

Today the Government announced, in the Growth Plan 20221, that they intend to reduce the UK basic rate of income tax to 19% (from its current 20%) from April 2023. This is in addition to yesterday’s announcement that they will reduce national insurance contribution rates from 6 Novem...

News: Understanding your tax when freelancing on the side. Illustration of a man sitting at a desk, working on a laptop.
Published on 14 September 2022

Understanding your tax when freelancing on the side

One option to help with the cost-of-living crisis is to try and increase your income by doing a bit of freelancing on top of your usual work. But with extra income comes tax considerations which can be easily overlooked. ...

Back to top