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Published on 24 May 2018

Cash and digital payments in the new economy: call for evidence

The LITRG believes that the government must continue to allow the use of cash as a choice and make sure that cash does not become a more expensive alternative to using digital payments as this will impact low-income households and more vulnerable groups in society, possibly causing further ...

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Published on 31 May 2018

LITRG response: Employment status

LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on employment status and, in particular, is pleased that the consultation considers employment rights and tax issues together. The fact that there are 64 questions in this consultation, speaks to the enormity and complexity of the ...

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Published on 16 May 2018

Enforcement of employment rights recommendations

We welcome the opportunity to put forward our views on the part of this Government 'good work' consultation concerned with the state enforcement of holiday pay and sick pay, and agree with Matthew Taylor (and subsequently, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement) that there is an enforcement ...

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Published on 11 May 2018

Extension of Offshore Time Limits

LITRG has raised serious concerns to the government over its plans to extend the time limits for raising an assessment of tax on offshore investments. The proposals would have effect only where the loss of tax has not been brought about deliberately. The existing time limits would be extended to ...

Care workers – challenges of the tax and benefits system
Published on 2 May 2018

Care workers – challenges of the tax and benefits system

This report outlines the challenges that the tax and benefits systems present to care workers – many of whom are already grappling with practices such as non-payment of travel time and zero-hours contracts – and puts forward a number of recommendations for reform.

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