The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group have written to the new Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (XST)

LITRG have submitted comments on draft legislation introducing a new Chapter 11 into Part 2 of ITEPA 2003. The measure would make employment agencies, or in some cases end clients, jointly and severally liable for amounts that should have been accounted for under PAYE where an umbrella company is ...

LITRG have recently responded to two consultations on modernising and improving the administration of council tax in England and Wales, focusing on the disregards related to apprentices and carers. 

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) have responded to the government’s parental leave and pay review, focusing solely on the mismatch between employment rights law (which determines leave) and tax/NIC law (which determines pay). 

The personal allowance has been frozen at its current amount of £12,570 since the tax year 2021/22. We take a look at what this policy means for those with lower incomes. 

HMRC’s customer online forums closed on the 30 June 2025, with HMRC suggesting people use other alternatives such as the digital assistant and webchat instead. Given issues with some of these alternatives, even more taxpayers are likely to turn to other forums or even AI like ChatGPT or Google’s ...