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Published on 25 June 2021

LITRG concern at growing complaints about tax refund companies

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is concerned that some people who have used a tax refund company to get a PPI (payment protection insurance) or working from home tax refund are now discovering that unconnected tax refunds are also going to the refund company, with further fees being deducte...

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Published on 11 June 2021

Pension pitfalls

Think of taking money out of your pension? Watch out for possible traps, including unexpected tax charges and limiting future pension contributions....

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Published on 10 June 2021

Tax campaigners welcome commitment to ‘umbrella’ company regulation

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) says this week’s long-awaited announcement of the launch of a Single Enforcement Body (SEB) for employment rights is a step in the right direction to protect low-income umbrella company workers. But LITRG says the inevitable time and complexity involved in se...

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Published on 11 March 2021

The curious case of ‘worker’ status and Statutory Sick Pay

The Supreme Court has recently found some Uber drivers were ‘workers’ rather than ‘self-employed’ for employment law purposes. In this article we explain what this means and also look at why headlines such as ‘Supreme Court's decision means drivers should be considered as workers entitled to holiday...

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