LITRG has responded to a Scottish Government consultation on draft subordinate legislation in respect of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014. LITRG agrees with the approach adopted by the Scottish Government in many areas, such as the duty to keep and preserve records. ...
While the LITRG commend the DWP’s attempt to reduce the complexity of the automatic enrolment regime, we query the wisdom of the proposal to provide less information to workers. We disagree that individuals, who may already find it confusing to define their qualifying earnings category, should be expected to research their own pension position further without adequate signposting from employ...
LITRG has responded to a Scottish Government consultation on draft Scottish Tax Tribunal Rules (First-tier and Upper Tribunals). LITRG has taken the opportunity to suggest improvements in the Rules, which largely mirror those applicable to the UK First-tier and Upper Tier Tribunals, making both general points and raising issues specific to the each set of draft Rules. ...
The LITRG respond to the Office of Tax Simplification’s Employment Status Review, highlighting the problems facing low-income workers when it comes to defining their employment status. We recommend that the law and guidance be reviewed to help avoid confusion and to clarify the interaction between employment law, tax rules and welfare benefits. ...