Leonard Beighton considers the social implications of tax credits. He is a member of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group and a consultant to CARE (Christian Action Research and Education)
The issue of overpayments has drawn attention to some of the structural weaknesses in the tax credit system. In his article 'Private Lives'1 Robin Williamson posed questions about how far government should intervene in individual life choices. He drew out some of the inconsistencies and difficulties in the way in which the tax and tax credit systems recognise different family structures. This article suggests that the issues are more serious than he recognised.
Marriage and in the near future civil partnerships carry advantages and disadvantages compared with cohabitation for capital gains tax inheritance tax and for settlor-related trusts. These are all...
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Leonard Beighton considers the social implications of tax credits. He is a member of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group and a consultant to CARE (Christian Action Research and Education)
The issue of overpayments has drawn attention to some of the structural weaknesses in the tax credit system. In his article 'Private Lives'1 Robin Williamson posed questions about how far government should intervene in individual life choices. He drew out some of the inconsistencies and difficulties in the way in which the tax and tax credit systems recognise different family structures. This article suggests that the issues are more serious than he recognised.
Marriage and in the near future civil partnerships carry advantages and disadvantages compared with cohabitation for capital gains tax inheritance tax and for settlor-related trusts. These are all...
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