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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 deadline.

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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 questions...

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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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