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Published on 21 February 2022

Time is running out to avoid fines for late tax returns

Release: Immediate: Monday 21 February 2022The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is reminding taxpayers that they have only a week to file their 2020/21 tax return online to avoid an automatic £100 late filing penalty. LITRG also highlights that any tax owed for 2020/21 should be paid, ...

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Published on 11 February 2022

HMRC Charter Annual Report 2021-22 – have your say

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is a member of HMRC’s Charter Stakeholder Group. As such, we have been invited to provide our reflections on how HMRC have performed against the Charter standards over the period April 2021 to March 2022. We are giving you the chance to shape our comments. ...

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Published on 10 February 2022

Beware telephone scammers pretending to be HMRC

Please watch out for calls from people pretending to be from HMRC, which seem to be doing the rounds again! If you get a call, even if you don’t fall for it, somebody more vulnerable might. You should complete HMRC’s new form to report the incident, so HMRC can try and close down the scam.

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Published on 8 February 2022

Help to drive down your work fuel costs

Prices of petrol and diesel are causing ongoing concern. If you have a job which requires you to drive your own car, here we tell you about how the minimum wage, tax and benefits rules can help ease the cost for you. Fuel costs are nearly at record levels. If you have a job which requires you to ...

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Published on 28 January 2022

Do not be caught by SEISS grant myths, warns LITRG

A concerned Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has debunked myths about the coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants to help the millions of people yet to submit their completed Self Assessment tax return and pay any tax owed ahead of the 31 January tax return ...

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