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Published on 15 December 2022

Help available for the self-employed when completing tax returns

Are you one of the many self-employed people intending to complete your online Self Assessment tax return over the festive period? If you are worried about doing this, then read on to find out about the helpful guidance available on our website. Many sole-traders and partners will be completing ...

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Published on 8 December 2022

Claiming benefits if you are behind on your taxes

Some workers, especially those delivering goods or takeaways in the gig economy, may be struggling to earn enough money. If options for other work are limited, benefits can be a lifeline. But what if you are behind on your taxes? Does this mean you can’t claim benefits?

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Published on 7 December 2022

Risk of imminent VAT return filing problems under new tax reporting regime

HMRC are now automatically signing up VAT-registered businesses to its new Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT programme. These are businesses which should have enrolled into MTD already.1 Under MTD, businesses need to keep their VAT records digitally if they do not already do so and ...

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Published on 29 September 2022

Have you been affected by Tax Credits Ltd?

For some time, LITRG have been raising concerns about certain tax refund companies with HMRC, around deeds or letters of assignment. Earlier this year we were contacted by several taxpayers who claimed refunds through one company – Tax Credits Limited (TCL). These taxpayers seemed unaware that a ...

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