State pension and the annual taxable figure
LITRG is hearing from more and more people who are unsure about their state pension tax obligations.
HMRC Call for Evidence: The Tax Administration Framework Review: enquiry and assessment powers, penalties, safeguards
The call for evidence is on the GOV.UK website: tinyurl.com/2p9km4sz
Help to Save reform
Help to Save is a savings scheme aimed at low-income working people, in recognition of the fact that they are unlikely t...
Tax treatment of payments of state pension arrears: self assessment cases
In 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) became aware that some people had not received an automatic increase...
K codes: collection of old debts
LITRG has recently heard about individuals who have had their tax code changed in-year – to a K code – to collect a tax ...
The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order: an update
© Getty images/iStockphoto LITRG has previously reported on the government’s proposals to extend bereavement benefits t...
Changes to Class 2 NICs: the implications for traders with lower profits
It has been a busy year for changes to National Insurance contributions (NICs).
HM Treasury: Consultation on a new Statutory Debt Repayment Plan
The proposed Statutory Debt Repayment Plan (SDRP) scheme is designed to be a new statutory debt solution available to in...
Personal tax account: challenging customer journeys
As part of LITRG’s involvement with HMRC’s Individuals Stakeholder Forum, we were invited to put forward our thoughts on...
The Office of Tax Simplification review of the taxation of property income: CIOT, LITRG and ATT respond
CIOT’s response The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) joined the CIOT’s Property Taxes Committee meeting in March to d...