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LITRG have responded to HMRC’s consultation on raising standards in tax advice: protecting customers claiming tax repayments. ...

LITRG have responded to HMRC’s draft legislation on the low earners anomaly: pensions relief relating to net pay arrangements. While we are cautiously optimistic about the new rules, the draft legislation does give rise to various concerns. ...

One option to help with the cost-of-living crisis is to try and increase your income by doing a bit of freelancing on top of your usual work. But with extra income comes tax considerations which can be easily overlooked. ...

Over the summer we made a submission to the BEIS inquiry Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets, majoring on false self-employment and taking the opportunity to make the point that better PAYE enforcement on HMRC’s part could help tackle all manner of labour market ills, under the question...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation and Low Incomes Tax Reform Group are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Robin Williamson CTA (Fellow). Robin was an early LITRG volunteer, playing an instrumental role in setting up the charity Tax Help for Older People in 2001 after which he went on t...

You may have made (or tried to make) contact with HMRC by post or phone recently. If so, you may have been frustrated at how long it takes to get through on the helpline or receive a response by post. HMRC are aware that they are behind where they need to be when dealing with taxpayers. Here we high...