Mini budget pension implications
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Mini budget pension implications The jobs must be "decent jobs" granting employees a minimum of 25 hours of work per week, paid at the National Minimum Wage, set at £4.55 for those aged under 18, £6.45 for those aged between 18 to 20, and... Read More
Lifetime Allowance and Penalty Tax
Friday, April 24, 2020
Lifetime Allowance and Penalty Tax Generally, a test against the lifetime allowance is carried out when benefits are taken before age 75 or, if not already taken, at age 75. If the member has taken benefits as drawdown before age 75, then there will be a... Read More
New Pension rules in the Budget March 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
New Pension rules in the Budget March 2020 Threshold and Adjusted Income levels to both be increased by £90,000 for 2020/2021.This results in Threshold Income becoming £200,000 and Adjusted Income being £240,000.Tapered Annual... Read More
How to Claim back tax from HMRC if you make a pension contribution
Friday, December 20, 2019
How to claim back tax from HMRC if you make a pension contribution and are a higher or additional rate tax payer Establish if you contribute into a 'relief at source' pension. If it is a 'net pay' scheme you won’t be able to apply for it Login to... Read More
Why it's important to complete a pension nominated beneficiary form
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Why it's important to complete a pension nominated beneficiary form FOR INVESTMENT ADVICE REGARDING YOUR PENSION OR OTHER INVESTMENTS PLEASE CONTACT Elliott Wilson ACSI DipPFS AF3 Share While we keep information on the... Read More
Residence nil rate band
Friday, November 1, 2019
Residence nil rate band The residence nil rate band is only available against the value of your home. Therefore, if an individual has inherited their spouses allowance, they will have £350,000 RNRB from 6 April 2020 but if their home is only worth... Read More
How are your pension investments protected by legislation?
Thursday, May 9, 2019
How are your pension investments protected by legislation? In addition to the protection under the Pension Protection Fund for final salary schemes, a level of additional cover is provided by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for money... Read More
Inheritance Tax after one parent dies
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Inheritance Tax after one parent dies How one of your parents dying impacts Inheritance Tax and what you receive from the surviving parent; Provided everything was left to the spouse on first death the survivor will have 2 NRBs (Nil Rate Band... Read More
Annual Allowance
Friday, March 29, 2019
Annual Allowance Money Purchase Annual Allowance drops to £4,000 after flexibly accessing benefits Where an individual has flexibly accessed pension income (see our separate guide as to what triggers this reduction) their Money Purchase Annual... Read More
Should you defer your state pension if you are still working?
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Should you defer your state pension if you are still working? If you defer you get 1% of your pension for every 9 weeks it’s deferred. You get an increased amount but you can no longer opt to take this as a lump sum. In effect, this means if you... Read More
