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 heard on the grapevine that by taking your personal pension earlier than planned there are a couple of ways you can dodge some of the new higher taxes that come in force from April 6. Is this
true and, if so, how does it work?
Published 09.03.2010
For 2017/18 the annual limit on tax relief for pension contributions was slashed to £4,000 for some people. If you’re one of them, is there a way for you to increase the amount of contributions that
qualify for relief?
Published 05.03.2018
The imminent shake up of the pensions regime includes various transitional rules. One of them offers a tax planning opportunity, but time is limited. What is it and how can you take advantage?
Published 04.03.2015
The new legislation that restricts tax relief on pension premiums includes tough rules to stop those with incomes of over £150,000 from manipulating their income to escape the trap. But there are
ways to get around this. What are they?
Published 04.11.2009
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
As everybody comes to terms with the newly introduced higher tax rates, more ways of avoiding them are coming out of the woodwork. This time our attention is focused on how to use the variation in
rates to produce a tax saving.
Published 05.05.2010
After 5 April 2015 anyone aged 55 plus will have freedom to access their pension savings. However, new anti-avoidance rules can restrict tax relief if they make further pension contributions later.
What effect will the new rules have?
Published 05.02.2015
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