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Published on 20 July 2017

Advising on Pension Transfers

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation on pension transfer adivce as we are concerned that a future mis-selling problem could arise in this area, given that people may be attracted by the selling points of accessing pension ...

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Published on 11 July 2017

Call for evidence on the taxation of employee expenses

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence on the taxation of employee expenses.There have been major changes in the labour market in recent years, and these days, the low-paid are less and less likely to have their employment expenses paid or reimbursed by their employers. ...

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Published on 9 June 2017

Making Tax Digital: sanctions for late submission and late payment

The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to comment further on penalties reform and urge HMRC to communicate the changes to late filing penalties clearly to taxpayers, whichever model is chosen. We do strongly recommend that application of new penalties to Making Tax Digital (MTD) is deferred for up to ...

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Published on 5 June 2017

Changes to eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants

We welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposed net earnings threshold that will give Universal Credit claimants access to free school meals and uniform grants in Northern Ireland. Passported benefits, particularly free school meals, are very important to the those who receive them and have ...

Independent review of employment practices in the modern economy
Published on 18 May 2017

Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy

LITRG has been hugely concerned about the impact that ‘non-standard work’ such as agency work, zero-hours contracts and self-employment has on the low-paid for some time, particularly with regards to their tax, National Insurance (NIC) and tax credit positions. While we appreciate that such matters ...

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Published on 27 April 2017

VAT: zero-rating of adapted motor vehicles – Finance (No 2) Bill 2017

The LITRG comments on, and offers further exceptions to, the measure that proposes to restrict purchases of zero-rated adapted vehicles to one per eligible person every three years. Our suggestions include ensuring that there is a specific right of appeal for a disabled user applying for a further ...

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