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Published on 28 January 2022

Do not be caught by SEISS grant myths, warns LITRG

A concerned Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has debunked myths about the coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants to help the millions of people yet to submit their completed Self Assessment tax return and pay any tax owed ahead of the 31 January tax return ...

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Published on 27 January 2022

Campaigners call for urgent action on diversion of tax refunds

In light of reports of problems from taxpayers that are increasing in both number and seriousness, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC to stop accepting deeds of assignment at face value with immediate effect and also to revisit historic deeds in certain cases where ...

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Published on 7 January 2022

Self-assessment penalties relaxed, but don’t rest too easy, warns LITRG

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) welcomes today’s (Thursday) announcement from HMRC that they will not charge late-filing penalties for 2020/21 self-assessment tax returns filed online on or before 28 February 2022. HMRC have also announced that no late payment penalties will be charged for ...

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Published on 30 November 2021

LITRG welcomes roadmap for future consultations about tax

Government to publish a roadmap setting out their direction of travel for reform of the tax system over the next 10 yearsThe Government’s response to HMRC’s earlier call for evidence gave some indication of what is in scope and what is out of scope as part of the reformsThe Low Incomes Tax Reform ...

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Published on 22 November 2021

LITRG’s urgent warning to taxpayers about refund companies

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning taxpayers never to share their Government Gateway username and password details with anyone – including with companies that offer to make tax relief claims on their behalf. The warning is after LITRG learnt about taxpayers for whom seemingly ...

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