The government has announced its new plans for tax relief on pension contributions. But will these leave you better or worse off?
Published 02.11.2010
Just when you thought there was some sanity returning to the rules governing pension contributions, you now have to contend with PIPs. What are they and how might they affect tax relief on your
pension contributions?
Published 19.01.2011
Recent changes in the pension rules were intended to sort out some of the mess caused by last year’s overhaul of the system. They did, but they also created two traps which can trigger unexpected tax
bills. What’s the full story?
Published 30.09.2011
Under the new pension rules, the maximum contribution on which you can claim tax relief is £50,000 in any one year. If you pay more than this, you’ll be hit with a special tax charge. But is paying
over the maximum all bad news?
Published 31.03.2011
You’ve probably read in the press that the new pension contribution rules will restrict the amount of tax relief you can claim to a fraction of what it was before. So should you be piling cash in now
to beat this change?
Published 04.03.2011
In April this year the rules for tax deductions on pension contributions underwent a major overhaul. But what effect, if any, did this have on company contributions, and is there still a tax
advantage to these?
Published 28.06.2011
From April this year the annual limit for tax relief on pension contributions was slashed. As a quid pro quo the Taxman allows you to bring forward any unused limit from the previous three years. But
is there a way you can stretch this further?
Published 15.11.2011
The Taxman has been pushed into rethinking how tax deductible pension contributions for 2008/9 to 2010/11 are calculated. He’s decided his original method of working this out was wrong. What’s the
full story?
Published 14.12.2011
Our subscriber, who recently turned 67, owns and runs a company. She read an article suggesting there’s a pension trap that could result in tax bills for over 65s who are still working. Is this
pension trap something to worry about?
Published 04.10.2022