In responding to the Social Security Committee of the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into Social Security and In-work Poverty, LITRG has focused on the particular problems facing Universal Credit (UC) claimants in self-employment. We highlighted our concerns that if major changes are not made there i...
The LITRG appreciate that the Government have considerable concerns regarding the non-compliance of the rules commonly known as IR35 in the private sector. We share these concerns and want people to pay the right amount of tax; however, we think the Government should proceed cautiously with imp...
LITRG has responded to a wide-ranging consultation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the options now available to all those converting their pension pots into alternative forms of income or capital. The FCA has serious concerns that many savers are simply re-investing their pots in cash sa...
In principle, we agree there is a problem with the insolvency regime being used to avoid or evade tax liabilities, including through the use of phoenixism. Indeed, the insolvency regime seems to be behind the somewhat cavalier behaviour we have seen from certain employment intermediaries such as som...
LITRG recently responded to HM Treasury’s consultation document exploring the possibility of extending tax relief for the cost of training by employees and the self-employed, in an attempt to encourage more individuals to develop and improve their skills or to retrain completely to help boost the co...
The LITRG raises concerns about the number of dispute cases reaching the Tribunal which ought never to have been escalated in the first place. We are hugely concerned about the position of unrepresented taxpayers aggrieved by decisions against which there is no right of appeal. There is a strong cas...