Whilst welcoming today’s announcement that benefits, including universal credit, will rise by 10.1% from April 2023, LITRG are highlighting that some self-employed universal credit claimants may not see the full value of the rise. This is because the artificial minimum income floor that is applied ...
Today’s announcement that the National Living Wage rate will increase by 9.7% from 1 April 2023 will be of benefit to some workers, but LITRG are concerned some employers may try to avoid these extra costs by turning to the ‘false self-employment’ of workers, the effects of which can be detrimental ...
It is not surprising if you are - there are a lot! If you are new to the UK or are new to working, here is a quick guide to the five main reference numbers you may come across, so that you can understand what they mean.
HMRC are issuing discovery assessments to people who they believe should have submitted a 2018/19 tax return containing the loan charge and who either did not include it, or did not include it fully. Here we answer some of the questions you may have if you have recently received such a ...
The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants were available to help support eligible sole-traders and partners in partnerships during the Coronavirus pandemic.HMRC are contacting some SEISS claimants by letter to check that they were eligible to claim some or all of the five grants. ...
With the rising cost of living, some retirees might consider that full retirement is no longer affordable and decide to return to work to supplement their income. In this article, we highlight some of the tax issues that you might need to bear in mind if you had previously stopped working but are ...