Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

What if I need to Access my Pension Savings For very many people, finances have suddenly become much more of a worry than we would have imagined little more than a month ago. With their customers effectively in lockdown due to the Coronavirus, even successful enterprises are finding that a collapse in Turnover is putting[…] Read more »
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Is State Pension top up right for you? From 12 October 2015 until 5 April 2017, it will be possible for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953 to top up their State Pension by making a voluntary Class 3A National Insurance Contribution and receive between £1 and[…] Read more »
Tags: Pensions, planning, State Pension
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

Inheritance Tax and Pensions The whole landscape of regulations concerning pensions has changed very quickly over the past year or so, and more changes can be expected to come in within the next few years. Many of the changes importantly concern Income Tax but the subject of Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is something that should not[…] Read more »
Tags: IHT, Inheritance Tax, pension reform, Pensions, Tax Planning
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

Pre 5th April 2015 Checklist Pay a Pension Contribution Did you know – You can receive 20% tax relief on a pension contribution even if you don’t pay tax! The maximum a non tax payer can contribute is £3,600 gross – a payment of £2,880 to which the tax man adds £720! If you do[…] Read more »
Tags: April 2015/2016, End of Year Checklist, Financial Year Checklist, Getting your affairs in order, Pensions, planning, Pre-April, Tax Plan, Tax Planning, Tax relief
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Friday, July 25th, 2014

Small firms could be hit with bills totaling tens of thousands of pounds if they fail to comply with their auto-enrolment duties on time, Standard Life warns. New analysis from the provider lays bare the potential cash-flow nightmare facing SMEs if they are late setting up a compliant auto-enrolment scheme. According to the insurer, a[…] Read more »
Tags: auto-enrolment, employees, employers, pension reform, Pensions, planning, retirement
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