Press release: Thousands of UK employees could face an unexpected tax bill this year due to a little-known quirk in the tax system, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has warned.

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News: From 6 April 2024, there are six rates and bands of Scottish income tax that apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers. We set out what this means for Scottish taxpayers.

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Time is running out to claim 2019/20 #TaxRefunds . The general rule is that a tax refund cannot be claimed more than four years after the end of the relevant tax year. If claiming a refund for the 2019/20 tax year, you must make your claim by 5 April 2024. litrg.org.uk/news/time-runn…

News: There are 53 Thursdays and Fridays in the 2023/24 tax year, rather than 52. If you are weekly paid and will be paid on Thursday 4th or Friday 5th April, then you may encounter a ‘week 53’ issue which could impact your tax position.

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LITRG Blog: The beginning of 2024 saw much confusion over how so-called ‘side hustles’ are taxed. This was prompted by the introduction of new reporting rules for online platforms.
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We have welcomed today's announcement by HMRC that they have halted their helpline closure plans. See our @ciotnews press release litrg.org.uk/press-release/…

HMRC have halted changes to their helplines announced yesterday gov.uk/government/new…

Read our LITRG press release in response to HMRC's announcement that they are to permanently close their self assessment helpline for 6 months of the year and reduce access to the line at other times of the year. litrg.org.uk/press-release/…

Our thoughts on today's High Income Child Benefit Charge announcements. We have been calling for an increase in the threshold for some time. However moving to a household assessment may be complex, costly and difficult to achieve: litrg.org.uk/press-release/…

The Charter Stakeholder Group survey will close on 8th March 2024, this is your chance to have your say on how you think HMRC have performed. The survey can be found here: litrg.org.uk/announcements/…

News: We often get asked questions about UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference) numbers. There is a lot of misunderstanding about what a UTR is and what it isn’t.
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Press release: Public Accounts Committee report highlights poor HMRC service levels as a result of 'conscious choices' made by HMRC and HM Treasury. Read LITRG's press release: litrg.org.uk/press-release/…

News: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have started to issue PAYE codes for the next tax year – 2024/25.
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Tax students around the globe are celebrating today after passing exams for CIOT's ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) qualification.

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News: This month HMRC are writing to around 100,000 unrepresented self-employed individuals or trading partnerships who do not have an accounting period ending between 31 March and 5 April.
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News: HMRC issue some tax refunds automatically. In other cases, you need to actively claim tax refunds. This article gives some tips to follow when submitting a P87 tax refund form.

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Announcement: LITRG would like to receive your thoughts on how HMRC have performed against the HMRC Charter. Please complete our survey.
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Announcement: From today, HMRC is making cost of living payments to eligible tax credit claimants. See our website for further details

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Announcement: Every year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) publish a report on their Charter. These reports set out HMRC’s performance against the HMRC Charter. This is your chance to complete a survey and tell us how you think HMRC have performed.
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Announcement: Today, 9 February 2024, HMRC will be sending a text message to eligible tax credit customers reminding them of the payment dates for the next cost of living payment.
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