This report outlines the challenges that the tax and benefits systems present to care workers – many of whom are already grappling with practices such as non-payment of travel time and zero-hours contracts – and puts forward a number of recommendations for reform....
The Chartered Institute of Taxation's (CIOT) Fellowship thesis by Kelly Sizer on the problems facing those on low-incomes when trying to navigate savings tax issues and their interactions with means-tested benefits. Kelly specifically focuses on pensions (including auto-enrolment), Lifetime ISAs and Help to Save....
A report launched today at the House of Lords by LITRG, supported by research and data from the advice charity TaxHelp for Older People (TOP), suggests how bereavement could be better handled by government departments....
In its latest report, LITRG shows how inconsistent is the tax and benefits treatment of volunteers’ expenses, and makes recommendations for a simple and coherent approach across Government....
LITRG have participated in the consultations about tribunals reform which followed the recent White Paper. In a series of contributions, we have considered specific aspects of the proposals for reforming the tax appeal tribunals from the perspective of a user on a low to modest income, who is probably unrepresented. In our report Tax Appeals - a low income perspective, we look at the reform from t...