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LITRG Press release: Autumn term starting soon – make sure you claim your tax refund!

The LITRG is reminding students who have been working over the summer to make sure they have not overpaid tax and, if they have, to claim a refund from HMRC.

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Press release: Warning to disclose unpaid offshore tax or face severe penalties

Taxpayers have only a few weeks left to disclose undeclared offshore tax liabilities to HMRC or risk a stiff penalty. The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is urging individuals who need to make a disclosure, or are unsure about making a disclosure, to act before the 30 September deadline.

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Press release: Better data sharing with HMRC can offset need for extension of ‘off-payroll’ working rules

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is suggesting an alternative to HMRC’s extension of the public sector ‘off-payroll’ working rules to the private sector. The Institute believes this will avoid repeating mistakes with last year’s rollout in the public sector, while enabling HMRC to curb non-compliance with IR35 tax rules by some people who set up and work through their own personal service companies (PSCs).1

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Press release: From Hanoi to Houston, ADIT exams sat in record 50 cities

June 2018 saw more than 600 ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) students sit their exams in a record 50 cities around the world.

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LITRG Press Release: New Head of Team at the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

Victoria Todd is the new Head of Team at the influential Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), replacing Robin Williamson MBE who has retired.

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LITRG Press Release: Contact HMRC urgently if you have missed the tax credits renewals deadline

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging people to contact HMRC if they have missed the tax credits renewals deadline (31 July). The sooner people contact HMRC then the sooner they can get their tax credit payments re-started – or if they are lucky, they might catch HMRC in time to renew before their payments are stopped.

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Press release: Proposals to extend LBTT relief to property investments 'common sense'

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed Scottish Government plans to consider the introduction of a new relief from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) for investors such as pension funds and insurance companies that invest in Scottish property.

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Press release: Easing of requirements welcomed as major tax reporting change nears

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has welcomed the legal status of HMRC’s ‘soft landing’ intended to help taxpayers who may otherwise struggle with some of the IT demands of Making Tax Digital for VAT.

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LITRG Press Release: Government’s response to Work and Pensions Committee’s recommendations ‘extremely disappointing’, say campaigners

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has expressed disappointment at the Government’s response to the recommendations made by the Work and Pensions Committee’s ‘Universal Credit: supporting self-employment’ report.

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LITRG Press Release: Tax tips if you are working this summer

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is giving some tax tips for young people who are looking for a summer holiday job, now that university lectures have finished and school’s (nearly) out.

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