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Published on 27 January 2022

Campaigners call for urgent action on diversion of tax refunds

In light of reports of problems from taxpayers that are increasing in both number and seriousness, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC to stop accepting deeds of assignment at face value with immediate effect and also to revisit historic deeds in certain cases where ...

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Published on 26 January 2022

SEISS grants – make sure you know the facts

Nearly three million self-employed individuals or partners in partnerships claimed one or more of the five self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) grants during the coronavirus pandemic. We are aware there’s a great deal of confusion about these grants, including in the media, so this article ...

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Published on 18 January 2022

HMRC webchat update

HMRC will be pausing most of their webchat services for three months from early January 2022 to review the service it is providing.

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Published on 12 January 2022

Get your tax return done by 31 January if you can

The deadline for sending most online 2020/21 Self Assessment tax returns to HMRC, and for paying the related tax, is 31 January 2022. This year, HMRC will not charge you penalties straight away if you are a bit late. But you should still try to sort out your tax by 31 January if you can.

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Published on 7 January 2022

Self-assessment penalties relaxed, but don’t rest too easy, warns LITRG

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) welcomes today’s (Thursday) announcement from HMRC that they will not charge late-filing penalties for 2020/21 self-assessment tax returns filed online on or before 28 February 2022. HMRC have also announced that no late payment penalties will be charged for ...

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Published on 4 January 2022

Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) workers – are you expecting a tax refund?

Most CIS workers receive a tax refund (rebate) after they submit their Self Assessment tax return because they usually overpay towards their tax bill through CIS deductions at source. The 2020/21 tax year may be different because of the inclusion of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) ...

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