LITRG has responded to the FCA’s Review pointing out that it is essential for people to be provided with clear guidance, in a consistent format and at the right time. We therefore welcome the proposal by the FCA to mandate both the use of standard wording and the timing of information being ...

In the next step along the ‘Making Tax Digital’ path, HMRC are considering what Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax should look like in their consultation document published in November 2020

The date of 30 September 2020 was the deadline by which those affected by the loan charge (who did not agree a settlement with HMRC), had to report the loan charge on a 2018/19 tax return and pay the tax due (or arrange a payment plan). HMRC are now issuing penalties to those that did not file a ...

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC to pause any further action against taxpayers yet to meet their loan charge obligations. LITRG said this will take account of people on low incomes who remain unaware that they were placed in loan arrangements. Such a pause will enable ...

Further to its inquiry into the Finance Bill 2021, the House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee held a short follow-up inquiry into the loan charge to gather further evidence to assess progress on tackling issues with the loan charge, particularly since the publication of the review by ...

In our 2021 Budget representation, we repeat our calls for the government to raise the £50,000 threshold for the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) to at least £60,000. We argue that the £50,000 threshold is no longer tenable once it is set to be overtaken by the higher-rate threshold from 6 ...