Ros wrote An Opinion Column for inews explaining why it is right to commit to ensuring those pensioners with incomes at or below the new state pension should not be dragged into the tax net.
Ros appears on GB News explaining the advantages of the proposals to ensure pensioners living on incomes at or below the full new State Pension level do not pay tax, otherwise millions more elderly people will need to fill in tax returns and create an administrative nightmare.
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph, commenting on scare stories which erroneously suggest the State Pension system will run out of money if National Insurance is abolished. This is just not true, as state pensions are funded from general taxation, not a dedicated fund.
Ros is quoted in the Daily Record, warning that two million pensioner couples who have shared the personal allowance may be the target of HMRC fines and need to check their tax position. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express, calling on pensioner couples who have used the Married Couple’s Allowance to check their tax position, as the State Pension is now more likely to be above their reduced personal threshold. ( link to pdf )
Ros was quoted in the Daily Mirror warning pensioners to check whether they might have to pay a bit of tax if their state pension strays over the £12,570 personal threshold. ( link to pdf )
Ros was quoted in the Yorkshire Post, warning that many pensioners may end up straying over the frozen tax threshold and be fined for not paying tiny amounts of tax.
Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail warning the Government that more pensioners may be unknowingly dragged into the tax net and end up facing fines for not paying tiny amounts of tax they never knew were due. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph calling on the Chancellor to ease the tax burdens on pensioners by raising tax thresholds, as pensioner taxes have risen to the highest ever level.
Ros wrote an article for the Daily Telegraph, explaining why it would be so wrong for Labour to try to exempt certain public sector workers from a reimposed Lifetime Pension Allowance – this allowance should stay in the bin!