If you are self-employed and need to claim certain benefits, such as contributory Employment and Support Allowance, you may need to have paid Class 2 National Insurance contributions for 2019/20 before your claim can be processed. HMRC have published guidance for those who pay these contributions af...
(8-14 February 2021)While it may not be possible to gather in large numbers this year, nevertheless the success of UK apprenticeships is something to celebrate. It’s not only young people who start apprenticeships – now many older people do apprenticeships too....
LITRG welcomes today’s long-awaited publication of the Evaluation of HMRC’s implementation of powers, obligations and safeguards, which comes after a long period of constructive engagement with LITRG and other stakeholders. LITRG has provided HMRC with feedback on the use of several powers...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC to pause any further action against taxpayers yet to meet their loan charge obligations. LITRG said this will take account of people on low incomes who remain unaware that they were placed in loan arrangements. Such a pause will enable HMRC...
The Scottish Government has proposed the rates and thresholds for Scottish income tax that will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers from 6 April 2021. These are subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament, which we expect in March 2021....
To avoid being overwhelmed by penalty appeals from taxpayers, HMRC have said that they will not charge late-filing penalties for 2019/20 Self Assessment tax returns filed online on or before 28 February 2021. However, any tax due for the year is still payable by 31 January 2021. ...