The LITRG welcomes the opportunity to respond to this inquiry on behalf of low-income and unrepresented taxpayers. We believe that while HMRC must have the power to administer and enforce the tax system effectively and fairly, those powers must be proportionate, there must be accessible ...
The loan charge date of 5th April 2019 is drawing ever closer. HMRC say that if you want to reach a settlement with them to avoid the loan charge but missed the 30 September registration deadline, you should still come forward. Although HMRC cannot now guarantee to be able to reach a settlement with you before the loan charge arises, the earlier you get in touch with HMRC, the more chance there ...
This call for evidence sets out the issues on which the Director of Labour Market Enforcement would like to receive evidence to inform his Strategy for 2019/20. In the first part of our response, we tell the Director that the sectors identified will be amongst the most prevalent for using agency ...
LITRG welcome the opportunity to provide input into this inquiry – we feel able to comment on the broad issues raised, given the importance of tax across the whole realm of pensions and the way it is inextricably linked with the wider issues of information, risk and return.
As Universal Credit (UC) continues to be rolled out across the country, replacing most of the legacy ‘passport’ benefits for free school meals, the Welsh Government is proposing a net earnings threshold of £7,400. This would mean that only mean that only those on the lowest incomes would be ...
HMRC are taking action (the April 2019 ‘loan charge’) against certain loan arrangements (‘disguised remuneration’ schemes) that were designed to avoid tax, leaving many workers with potentially huge bills to pay. HMRC appreciate that not everyone entered into these arrangements knowingly to avoid ...