The LITRG welcome the opportunity to give evidence to the inquiry into the guidance and advice on offer to people navigating the new pensions system. We urge HMRC to ensure that their staff are fully aware of the tax issues surrounding the new flexibility and suggest they should consider ...
LITRG has submitted a response to the call for evidence published by the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament. The call for evidence was published with the intention of assisting the Committee’s scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2016/17, which will be published in the late autumn of 2015. In ...
In this report, we consider and use a range of complementary and supporting evidence, including face-to-face, telephone and online research, to comment on whether government digital services such as GOV.UK, GOV.UK Verify and HMRC’s digital tax accounts and their supporting material meet the needs ...
LITRG were among those asked to submit comments to HMRC to inform their review of how the implementation of RTI (Real-Time Information) had gone. RTI is the system whereby employers and pension providers are required to notify HMRC electronically of any payments they make to employees or ...
LITRG has responded to a call for evidence issued by the Commission on Local Tax Reform, which has been set up by the Scottish Government to explore alternatives to Council Tax for Scotland. LITRG does not recommend any particular system of local taxation, but explores various options, identifying ...
The LITRG supports the creation of a secondary annuities market in order to create consistencies and maintain equality of treatment between pre- and post-April reform annuitants. We do urge that those who are not financially aware or who cannot afford professional advice are accommodated ...