LITRG have responded to the Commons Select Committee call for evidence on UK tax policy and in particular on their question ‘How big is the threat to the base for income tax and National Insurance from the changing patterns of working (for example increased levels of multi-jobbing ...

LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to the green paper on halving the disability employment gap. 

The LITRG strongly urges the government to think about savings for retirement coherently; under the current proposal those who save up in a Lifetime ISA rather than a pension could benefit from ‘tax relief’ until age 50 and then again if they were to access those funds at age 60 and put them into a ...

While the LITRG broadly welcomes simplification of the National Insurance process for the self-employed, we remain deeply concerned that those on the lowest incomes may find that funding voluntary Class 3 NIC is beyond their reach, causing them to require means-tested state support in the future ...

The LITRG welcome the opportunity to comment on the draft Finance Bill clause 2 and Schedule 2. The proposals essentially limit the range of benefits that can be included in a salary sacrifice or flexible benefits arrangement to those related to pensions, cessation of employment, ...

While this measure introduces a fair and coherent solution to a legislative problem that has caused gross unfairness to some taxpayers, we have some serious concerns over the draft legislation itself and practicability of its application. We recommend the draft clause be amended to include the ...