If you disagree with a decision HMRC have made about your taxes – such as issuing a penalty – you usually have a legal right to ask a different person to review that decision. If you are unhappy with the outcome of that review, you can appeal to a Tribunal to ask a judge to consider your case. We ex...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is reminding trustees that most trust arrangements need registering with HMRC’s Trust Registration Service (TRS) by 1 September 2022.1 LITRG is concerned that this could catch people out, especially as a trust can exist without those involved reali...
Tax credit awards last for a maximum of one tax year (6 April to following 5 April) so you must renew your claim each year to continue getting tax credits. The deadline for renewing tax credits was 31 July. If you did not renew by that date, HMRC will now stop your tax credit payments. If this has h...
The cost-of-living crisis has seen an explosion of suggestions as to how to make some extra money to help make ends meet. But the tax consequences often get little or no mention! You must be on top of your taxes from the start so that you don’t accidentally miss an important deadline or make a mista...
LITRG has responded to HMRC’s consultation on the draft Notices required under the Income Tax (Digital Requirements) Regulations 2021. We took the opportunity to express continued concern about the readiness of the MTD for ITSA (Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment) programme for a ‘go ...
LITRG have responded to a HM Treasury consultation on the draft regulations to introduce a Statutory Debt Repayment Plan. ...