The LITRG are aware that many ordinary people are the beneficiaries of trusts over their lifetime and recommend that the taxation of both trusts and estates in administration are simplified to help those on low incomes or who are otherwise vulnerable.
Our submission highlights that low-income taxpayers need to make amendments to tax returns for various reasons, but at the root of almost all cases is a failure to understand or be able to cope with the tax system, a problem often perpetuated over several years. Many low-income taxpayers are likely ...
The LITRG supports the Government in taking forward its 2017 manifesto commitment to implement a breathing space scheme and statutory debt repayment plan. We believe that it is right for tax and tax credit debts to fall within the scope of both proposed debt solutions. However, even at this stage ...
The LITRG believes the development of a pensions dashboard is essential given the likely increase in people having fragmented pension savings, particularly for those on low incomes. A single, government-overseen, free-to-access dashboard, providing up-to-date information, would help people ...
LITRG have responded to the HMRC/HMT consultation looking at online platforms’ role in ensuring tax compliance by their users. We suggest, amongst other things, that developing tax literacy from an early age is essential to equip people for navigating the opportunities – and pitfalls – of the ...
LITRG has responded to the Office for Tax Simplification’s (OTS) second report on the Business Life Cycle, where we focus on the areas we consider affect small, unrepresented businesses which generally have low-profit margins. As part of our response we raise concerns that HMRC’s communications ...