Budget 2020 Summary

In this article, we provide a summary of the Budget 2020 content that is of relevance to financial planning. Pensions Tapered annual allowance This measure increases the income limits used in calculating the tapered annual allowance and decreases the minimum tapered annual allowance. • Threshold income, which is broadly total income before tax (less employee/personal contributions), is increased from £110,000 …

Retirement ProfessionalsBudget 2020 Summary

Small pension pot withdrawals avoid triggering MPAA tax charge

Advisers can prevent clients from triggering the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) by ensuring they draw money from small pension pots of £10,000 and under, according to new analysis from Royal London. Advisers can prevent clients from triggering the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) by ensuring they draw money from smaller pension pots, according to new analysis from Royal London. …

Retirement ProfessionalsSmall pension pot withdrawals avoid triggering MPAA tax charge

Lifetime Allowance will increase next year says Treasury

The Treasury has confirmed its decision to press ahead with an increase to the lifetime allowance (LTA) by inflation from 2018. At the 2015 Budget from the then chancellor George Osborne it was announced the LTA would be reduced to from £1.25 million to £1 million from April 2016. It was also announced that the LTA would be indexed by …

Retirement ProfessionalsLifetime Allowance will increase next year says Treasury

New tax year, new changes for pensions in 2016-2017

The new tax year for 2016-2017 starts today (April 6th) which means new changes, so here is what you need to know. THE NEW STATE PENSION The new ‘single-tier’ state pension starts today which means anyone who reaches pension age from April 6th will get the full flat rate payout of £155.65 per week. This will only apply if you …

Retirement ProfessionalsNew tax year, new changes for pensions in 2016-2017

Lifetime allowance tax take quadruples

Lifetime allowance tax take quadruples in six years According to figures obtained by Suffolk Life (from a freedom of information request), Tax revenues from breaches of the lifetime allowance on pension contributions have quadrupled in the last six years. HMRC took £94,200,000 between 2014-2015 as a result of contributions to pots in excess of the allowance, slightly down from the previous year …

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Summer Budget 2015 Summary

Pensions Lifetime allowance The lifetime allowance reduction announced in the March 2015 Budget will go ahead. So, there will be a drop from £1.25m to £1m from 6 April 2016. The Summer Budget Statement confirms that there will be new fund protection options introduced to allow those with funds in excess of this limit to protect the greater amount held. There …

Retirement ProfessionalsSummer Budget 2015 Summary