The LITRG calls for the Welsh Revenue Authority, when established, to draw up a taxpayer’s charter that has a statutory basis, setting out the rights and obligations of taxpayers and the Government. While we are encouraged with the Welsh Government’s approach to tax thus far, we would emphasise the importance of understanding the needs of unrepresented taxpayers who want to be tax comp...
LITRG’s response to this DWP consultation supports maintaining alignment of the automatic enrolment threshold with the level of the personal allowance for simplicity. We suggest, however, that this is kept under review – with particular regard to affordability of contributions by reference to the National Minimum Wage, the true ‘living wage’ and future increases in minimum contribution levels. ...
The current PAYE system is ill-equipped to deal with the new pensions regime and is likely to cause severe difficulties for both taxpayer and HMRC, say LITRG in its evidence to the committee of MPs scrutinising the Taxation of Pensions Bill going through Parliament. ...
The LITRG have responded to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament’s Call for Evidence in respect of their inquiry into the devolution of further fiscal powers. Our response concentrates on points of concern with direct relevance for the low income individual and in particular on the potential interactions of a devolved income tax with welfare benefits and tax credits. ...
The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Social Security Advisory Committee's consultation. We are strongly against these regulations being implemented in their current form, not only for their complexity and potential administrative issues but also for the adverse effects on the self-employed. ...
In our response, we question whether this is really much of a ‘consultation’ at all. In addition, while the Government’s stated aim is to tackle UK tax evasion, in our view the reality of what is proposed could see unrepresented migrant workers, for example, who reasonably but wrongly assume that any income arising in their home country income is taxable only there, tarred with the brush of ‘crimi...