Ofcom are looking into call connection services and are proposing stronger regulation for 084 numbers (which often catch HMRC callers out). It is LITRG's view that these services are designed to mislead people. Despite our warnings and the warnings of other consumer protection bodies, there is ...

As Universal Credit (UC) continues to be rolled out across the country, replacing most of the legacy ‘passport’ benefits for free school meals, the Welsh Government is proposing a net earnings threshold of £7,400. This would mean that only mean that only those on the lowest incomes would be ...

LITRG welcome the opportunity to provide input into this inquiry – we feel able to comment on the broad issues raised, given the importance of tax across the whole realm of pensions and the way it is inextricably linked with the wider issues of information, risk and return.

LITRG has submitted comments to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in respect of the draft clauses and schedules contained in Finance Bill 2018-19 that concern penalties and interest for late submission of returns and late payment of tax. We have previously responded to a number of consultations on ...

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to continue our input into the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) work on the outcomes of the pensions freedom reforms and in particular the problems facing consumers resulting from these freedoms. The FCA have identified that, while pension freedoms have ...

LITRG has responded to the Government’s publication of the draft legislation which allows HMRC to raise assessments on matters involving offshore tax which are up to 12 years old. The new time limit represents up to a three-fold increase in the amount of time HMRC have to raise assessments in cases ...