400 +

The number of pages of free tax and benefits guidance on our website.

5 million +

The number of unique visitors to our website each year.

25 years

The number of years LITRG has been giving a voice to unrepresented taxpayers.

200 years

The number of years of tax experience in the LITRG team.

Latest updates

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News
Published on 1 July 2024

Child Trust Funds: How to find a lost account - it’s easy and free!

Are you approaching the age of 18, or have you recently turned 18? You might have had a Child Trust Fund set up for you shortly after you were born. Y...
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Submissions
Published on 21 June 2024

Draft legislation: The Penalties for Failure to Pay Tax (Assessments) Regulations 2024 - joint LITRG and CIOT response

Penalties for late payment of tax are being reformed. The new rules have applied to taxpayers in respect of VAT obligations since 1 January 2023 ...
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News
Published on 20 June 2024

Hiring a carer or personal assistant?

If you are hiring a carer or personal assistant, whether funded through government money, or privately, you can use our new flowchart to help you...
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News
Published on 20 June 2024

Tax credits renewals and next steps as tax credits come to an end

HMRC are currently sending tax credit claimants their annual renewal packs. The renewal process allows HMRC to finalise tax credit awards for the 2023...
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News
Published on 19 June 2024

Taking a pension under age 55? Watch out for scams!

If you are struggling financially, you may be tempted to withdraw money from your pension to help you out. This may not always be a good idea. There i...
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Blog Post
Published on 10 June 2024

Untaxed income: are you confused about when and how to tell HMRC?

Readers have been contacting us as they aren’t sure whether they need to tell HMRC about income that they have received gross (without tax taken off b...
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Latest submissions

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Published on 5 June 2024

Low Pay Commission consultation 2024

We have responded to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) consultation 2024, taking the opportunity to highlight two recent developments in the labour market with both tax and National Minimum Wage (NMW) considerations. ...

Feedback from our website users

"I was really struggling to find any guidance from the gov.uk website on filling in the starter checklist when moving from self-employed to employed. Your article gave me a direct, straightforward answer to my query… and put my mind at ease. Thanks so much for the information you provide and the way in which you provide it. "

"I found your basic article on ‘what tax rates apply to me’ very useful. So refreshing to find accessible, readable copy on tax matters in place of the usual dense copy provided by HMRC and professional sources. I will use your site again. "

Latest reports

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Published on 24 March 2021

Labour Market Intermediaries

We are pleased to publish our report ‘Labour Market Intermediaries: a technical report outlining how umbrella companies and other intermediaries operate in the labour market and the implications for workers who use them’....

Resources

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Tax and NIC rates and bands

We set out the rates, bands, thresholds and allowances for different taxes and National Insurance contributions....
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Updated on 6 April 2024

Minimum wage, tax and benefits help for care workers

Care workers can face some challenges when it comes to understanding their minimum wage, tax and benefit positions due to the nature of care work and ...
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Updated on 6 April 2024

Self-employment: a guide

Our PDF guide to self-employment supplements the information in this self-employment section....
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Updated on 6 April 2024

Gig economy

The ‘gig’ economy is tempting more people to earn extra cash by using one of the many available online platforms to offer rides, run errands, make del...