Tag Archives: Tax

Why special pleading on the MPAA brings “pensions” into disrepute

Posted on March 3, 2023 by henry tapper

In a letter to the Treasury ahead of this month’s Budget, more than a dozen companies, including leading pension groups and trade associations, have urged ministers to change the rule that governs how much can be saved into a pension … Continue reading →

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Getting your children up the pension ladder

Posted on December 8, 2022 by henry tapper

Pension Bee have come up with an imaginative way to boost loved ones’ pension savings by thousands of pounds with monthly tax-free gifts The pension operator modelled several scenarios to highlight the potential of passing on wealth through pension contributions. … Continue reading →

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“The most kindest cut of all” – axing IHT exemptions would do pensions a favor.

Posted on November 4, 2022 by henry tapper

My advice to the Treasury is simple “make DC pension pots taxable as part of the inheritable estate”.  It’s a tax break we can do without  The situation at present is like this Take your money out of your pot … Continue reading →

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Is Musk empowering or subjecting twitter’s peasants?

Posted on November 2, 2022 by henry tapper

“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit,” Musk said : “Power to the people!” It all sounds altruistic enough till you find that the cost for people to level up … Continue reading →

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Treasury deprives the low paid of nine years of savings incentives – with a press release

Posted on July 20, 2022 by henry tapper

  After 7 years of campaigning that started when Kate Upcraft identified the problem for the Friends of Auto Enrolment, the Treasury has pulled the rabbit out of the hat , righted the wrongs and tried to cover itself in … Continue reading →

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The use and abuse of pension’s “tax-free cash”.

Posted on January 29, 2022 by henry tapper

  If you were to create a word-cloud of associations people make with pensions, I bet “tax-free cash” would feature prominently. I tried to google such a word-cloud but got a lot of constructions that look like they’d been made … Continue reading →

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Why the pension challenge to the Executive won’t go away

Posted on November 28, 2021 by henry tapper

  The biggest remaining challenge for trustees and employers is how to get their closed DB pension schemes safely over the line without a nasty covenant mishap en route. – Simon Willes (Chair of Gazelle) I would agree with this … Continue reading →

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Government says “NO” to pension reform at the NHS.

Posted on February 4, 2021 by henry tapper

“No” is a very short word. The Government has decided to say “no” to calls for further reform of the Annual and Lifetime Allowance as they impact the NHS pension scheme. “No” is a short word but this is a … Continue reading →

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Why the net pay problem cannot be fixed by partial fixes

Posted on October 4, 2020 by henry tapper

This article forms part of AgeWage’s response to the Government’s call for evidence on the administration of pensions tax-relief . Here we look at the steps pension provider can and are taking to make consumers aware of the problems of … Continue reading →

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Making members aware they are over-paying their pensions

Posted on October 4, 2020 by henry tapper

This article forms part of AgeWage’s response to the Government’s call for evidence on the administration of pensions tax-relief . Here we look at the steps pension provider can and are taking to make consumers aware of the problems of … Continue reading →

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