For some people affected by the loan charge, the law says that a further tax charge is due as well as the loan charge itself. HMRC have recently explained that in certain circumstances they won’t seek to collect this further tax charge. However, you may still receive correspondence from HMRC about i...
The Chartered Institute of Taxation’s Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has today published a new report to help HMRC improve the way it provides guidance to taxpayers. ...
HMRC issue some tax refunds automatically. However, in other cases, you need to actively claim tax refunds. For example, those for the marriage allowance, those for job-related expenses that you paid for yourself, and those where too much tax was withheld at source on payment protection insurance (P...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the announcement in today’s Budget1 that the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) will increase from £4,000 to £10,000 a year from 6 April 2023. But LITRG is warning savers that they still need to notify their pension providers if th...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the confirmation in today’s Budget that it will render void assignments of income tax repayments with effect from today (15 March 2023)1.The measure helps to address concerns raised by LITRG about the unacceptable behaviour of some tax...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) welcomes today’s announcement regarding the Help to Save savings scheme, extending it for 18 months.1 The account is available to certain benefit claimants and pays a tax-free bonus of up to 50% of the amount saved. Eligible individuals may no...