HMRC published draft amended Regulations relating to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax legislation for consultation last month. The draft amendments were to mainly take account of the outcome of HMRC’s Small Business Review that it had undertaken in 2023. LITRG recently responded to the ...
Clause 36 is a regulation-making power which allows for the new penalty regime on late filing and late payment to be brought into effect for income tax from 6 April 2024, with adaptations for those volunteering for the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) pilot.
Clause 16 and Schedule 10 change the current rules for reporting information on self assessment tax returns for most unincorporated businesses. The aim is to allow more sole traders and partnerships to be eligible to use the cash basis rather than the accruals basis (also known as traditional ...
The Scottish Government is undertaking an inquiry into how the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 has worked since it came into force. LITRG have submitted some comments focusing on the employment status of PAs.
Clause 32 and Schedule 13 introduce a new power, which allows His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to apply to the court for a disqualification order. This is in relation to directors and other persons who control or exercise influence over a company involved in promoting tax avoidance and ...
Further to a recent news article that we have published (‘Why is my tax refund being sent to a third party I’ve never heard of?'), LITRG have made an Autumn Statement 2023 representation on the topic of tax refund forms and electronic signatures. Our suggestion is that HMRC issue a ...