LITRG has responded to a UK Government consultation on draft clauses for the Scotland Bill 2015. In our response we concentrate on Parts 2 and 3 of the draft Scotland Bill 2015, given our concern with tax and the interaction of the tax, tax credits and welfare systems. We emphasise that the ...
LITRG has responded to a HMRC consultation on proposed changes to the closure rules for tax enquiries. These changes are aimed at closing aspects of enquiries which have been ongoing over a long period of time and where there is tax avoidance or significant amounts of tax at stake or where there ...
LITRG has responded to a consultation on new regulations introduced to deal with the change in the way that Class 2 National Insurance contributions will be collected.
Our extensive research in 2014 around umbrella arrangements resulted in a much better understanding of how schemes such as ‘Pay Day by Pay Day’ (PDPD) affect low-income workers. From this perspective, we responded to an HMRC consultation proposing to restrict relief for temporary workers.
LITRG has responded to a consultation about a proposed new format for the Explanatory Notes that are issued with each new Act of Parliament, including those affecting taxation and state benefits.
While the LITRG commend the DWP’s attempt to reduce the complexity of the automatic enrolment regime, we query the wisdom of the proposal to provide less information to workers. We disagree that individuals, who may already find it confusing to define their qualifying earnings category, ...