If you are self-employed and need to claim certain benefits, such as contributory Employment and Support Allowance, you may need to have paid Class 2 National Insurance contributions for 2019/20 before your claim can be processed. HMRC have published guidance for those who pay these contributions ...
(8-14 February 2021)While it may not be possible to gather in large numbers this year, nevertheless the success of UK apprenticeships is something to celebrate. It’s not only young people who start apprenticeships – now many older people do apprenticeships too.
LITRG welcomes today’s long-awaited publication of the Evaluation of HMRC’s implementation of powers, obligations and safeguards, which comes after a long period of constructive engagement with LITRG and other stakeholders. LITRG has provided HMRC with feedback on the use of several ...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC to pause any further action against taxpayers yet to meet their loan charge obligations. LITRG said this will take account of people on low incomes who remain unaware that they were placed in loan arrangements. Such a pause will enable ...
The Scottish Government has proposed the rates and thresholds for Scottish income tax that will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers from 6 April 2021. These are subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament, which we expect in March 2021.
The LITRG comments on this Treasury Committee call for evidence in relation to the tax and related state benefits issues that might affect vulnerable or low-income taxpayers, in particular to the proposed definition of vulnerable customers. It is vital that frontline advisers are able to understand ...