When someone dies, if you are left in charge of sorting out their affairs, you will need to gather some information together. For instance, you need to know what their income and assets were and find out about any debts they owed. It can be hard to know where to start, so this article aims to help ...

On 20 July 2022, the government set out proposals to relax the capital gains tax rules when married couples and civil partners separate or divorce (or dissolve a civil partnership). We explain the proposed changes and what they could mean for married couples or civil partners who have recently ...

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 ...

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.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation and Low Incomes Tax Reform Group are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Robin Williamson CTA (Fellow). Robin was an early LITRG volunteer, playing an instrumental role in setting up the charity Tax Help for Older People in 2001 after which he went on to become LITRG’s first Technical Director, serving in the role from 2003 to 2018. Before working ...

You may have made (or tried to make) contact with HMRC by post or phone recently. If so, you may have been frustrated at how long it takes to get through on the helpline or receive a response by post. HMRC are aware that they are behind where they need to be when dealing with taxpayers. Here we ...