LITRG has commented on draft technical guidance on Scottish taxpayer status for the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) issued by HMRC. In particular, LITRG notes that the draft guidance should provide guidance on what action taxpayers can take if they disagree with HMRC about their decision ...

LITRG has responded to a call for evidence issued by the Commission on Local Tax Reform, which has been set up by the Scottish Government to explore alternatives to Council Tax for Scotland. LITRG does not recommend any particular system of local taxation, but explores various options, identifying ...

The LITRG supports the creation of a secondary annuities market in order to create consistencies and maintain equality of treatment between pre- and post-April reform annuitants. We do urge that those who are not financially aware or who cannot afford professional advice are accommodated ...

LITRG has responded to a Department for Business, Innovation & Skills consultation on the new postgraduate loans focussing on how these loans will be collected through the tax system. LITRG recommends that the loan repayments must be available on HMRC’s Basic Payroll Tools free software for ...

LITRG fully supports the development and introduction of any tools, across the whole auto enrolment process that will make the system easier to operate for small employers – particularly care and support employers. However, we would press that any new tool be fully integrated with the HMRC BPT tool ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to discuss the present penalty regime in relation to the unrepresented low-income taxpayer. We applaud HMRC’s wish to ‘better differentiate between deliberate and persistent non-compliers and those who might make an occasional error for whom alternative ...