The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and its Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) respond to the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s invitation to provide written evidence on the Scottish Budget 2025-26.
If you are self-employed, you might need to make journeys or stay away from home in the course of running your business. This article looks at some common scenarios where it might not always be clear what travel and accommodation costs qualify as a business expense, to help you decide what to claim ...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has expressed concern in response to today’s Budget announcement that the income threshold for having to join Making Tax Digital for Income Tax1 is to be lowered from £30,000 to £20,000. We do not yet know the timeline for this change. This is to ...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed HMRC’s new evidence requirement for claims for tax relief on employment expenses. LITRG hopes that this will make it harder for unscrupulous tax refund companies to take advantage of low-income taxpayers.
HMRC are introducing evidence requirements for claims for tax relief on employment expenses. These requirements come into force on 14 October 2024. As a result, HMRC are also making changes to the process for claiming tax relief on employment expenses. This is to try to ensure HMRC only pay tax ...
With only a few weeks until the 31 October 2024 deadline for submitting a paper self assessment tax return, HMRC have confirmed that they will accept tax returns that have been downloaded and printed from GOV.UK, provided they are correctly completed and signed. We have welcomed this news.