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RTI post-implementation
Published on 11 November 2017

Making Tax Digital reforms affecting businesses

The LITRG submitted two papers as part of the Making Tax Digital reforms affecting businesses consultation – one regarding the Income Tax (Digital Requirements) Regulations and the other on Making Tax Digital for VAT: legislation overview. ...

Pensions freedom – an increase in take up, post-Brexit? ©istock/stocknshares
Published on 31 October 2017

Work and Pensions inquiry regarding pensions freedom

The LITRG was pleased to provide comments to the Work and Pensions committee inquiry into pensions freedom. Our comments relate solely to taxation and, in particular, issues that might affect those on low incomes. ...

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Published on 30 October 2017

Self-employed claimants of universal credit – lifting the burdens

In this report, we summarise the main shortcomings of the current universal credit system in respect of the self-employed and propose what we believe to be a workable alternative. Our report does not seek to start from the beginning, instead we set out our own diagnosis of what is wrong with the cur...

Finance-Bill-2017-LITRG-submissions
Published on 24 October 2017

Finance Bill 2017 briefings

Attached are the submissions produced by LITRG on the current Finance Bill. The documents cover: Money Purchase Annual Allowance (clause 7); Trading and property allowances (clause 17); Making Tax Digital (clauses 60-62); Partial closure notices (clause 63); and Errors in taxpayer documents (clause ...

Published on 20 October 2017

Returning to work after time out for caring

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on the barriers to returning to work after time out for caring. In our response we have concentrated on the barriers faced by carers of older or disabled people who try and juggle their caring duties alongside a return to work.  ...

Help-to-Save-accounts
Published on 19 October 2017

Draft secondary legislation: Help to Save accounts

The LITRG urge caution in the selling of Help to Save as a scheme only targeted at people on the lowest incomes as many people higher up the income scale who have proportionately higher outgoings also fall within Help to Save eligibility based upon the draft regulations. We also query whether it is ...

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