In written evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee, LITRG draws on its experience of representing the interests of the digitally excluded population and of the very smallest businesses in consultations with HMRC.
The LITRG has published an agenda for making the tax system fairer and easier to use for taxpayers on low incomes.
The LITRG has responded to six consultations focusing on specific groups or specific elements of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) reforms. We have responded to the following consultations: Bringing business tax into the digital age; Simplifying tax for unincorporated businesses; Simplified cash ...
The Savings (Government Contributions) Bill 2016-17 outlines two new savings schemes – the Lifetime ISA and Help to Save accounts. The LITRG welcomes attempts by the Government to incentivise individuals to save both for their short and long term financial security, but points out that there still ...
The LITRG has responded to this consultation seeking views on how the new welfare powers in Scotland can be used to improve or change certain parts of the existing benefits system as well as seeking comment on new benefits and potential top-ups of existing benefits. While we are unable to offer ...
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to a discussion into the levels of public confidence and trust in the capability of HMRC to collect tax fairly and effectively. In our response, we highlight that our experiences show that many low-income taxpayers find it hard to trust HMRC. Particularly ...