The LITRG expresses concern about the new sweeping powers given to HMRC to make regulations amending and altering swathes of this primary legislation as it does not seem appropriate that the department administering the law should have such extensive ability to amend it without positive approval ...
The early clauses of the Bill re-impose income tax for the new tax year and specify the rates at which it is to be charged. In this briefing we try to set this in context from the perspective of a household on a low income who may also be subject to the National Minimum Wage and in receipt of ...
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has launched an inquiry into the future world of work, focussing on the rapidly changing nature of work, and the status and rights of agency workers, the self-employed, and those working in the 'gig economy'. Gaps in information ...
The LITRG comments on the Treasury Committee Inquiry into the 2017 Spring Budget and Finance Bill with particular reference to the measures affecting those on low incomes, judged against the principles of tax tax policy set by the Treasury Committee.
LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this Scottish Government consultation on the Universal Credit (Claims and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. We think that both of these flexibilities are welcome and will be beneficial for claimants, however other organisations are far better placed ...
The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence to this Inquiry into the Finance Bill draft clauses on digital reporting and record-keeping for businesses chargeable to income tax. While we believe that the proposed exemption threshold of £10,000 turnover is far too low and the ...