Daily Archives: July 17, 2015

Free to overpay tax?? – what kind of freedom is that?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by henry tapper

Question – when is a freedom a pension freedom? Answer- when its got a big tax-bill attached! The pensions minister Ros Altmann has said the government’s proposals to tax pensions in a similar way to individual savings accounts could be … Continue reading →

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NEST – an explanation please!

Posted on July 17, 2015 by henry tapper

Yesterday I jokingly referred to the Pension Regulator as the Pension Troublemaker. Its announcement yesterday of a “Directory” of two spells trouble for master trusts who are not on their way to getting the Master Trust Assurance Framework (RRP £15-100K … Continue reading →

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