Pensions Savings Statements are prompting enquiries on annual allowance charges. Here’s a reminder of the special provisions that apply in respect of annual allowance charges of NHS clinicians in England and Wales for the 2019/20 tax year. Many clients working in the NHS will have recently received Pensions Savings Statements for tax year 2019/20 which […]
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Planning · 19th December 2018
We originally published this piece in 2014 and wanted to share it again as it’s still as important as ever… As we approach the end of yet another year, now may be a good time to look ahead towards your retirement, not just the next 12 months as many do at New Year (presuming you’re not […]
The NHS pension scheme has made a change to the scheme rules to permit voluntary scheme pays. A pension scheme must offer mandatory scheme pays as a mechanism to pay the annual allowance charge if the member has contributed in excess of the standard annual allowance and their annual allowance liability is more than £2,000. […]
So you want to know the 7 mistakes dentists make after retirement? Before I go into them there’s something you need to know (and I’m sure you’ll be seeing this amongst your peers)… more and more dentists in the UK are retiring before the age of 60! The reason? Since the further reduction to the […]
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Tax · 8th February 2017
However, alongside this freedom to take money out of a pension fund, there have been some significant changes to the rules relating to the benefits which can be paid if you die with a fund you have not yet used. Money purchase funds are those where contributions are invested in a fund on your behalf. These are […]
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Q&A · 5th February 2017
Q. I am a Consultant Doctor in my early 50s and have been in the NHS Pension Scheme since age 23. My 30 years or so service has given me a decent NHS Pension projection, and this was something I was banking on (as well as a personal pension fund my accountant suggested when I started […]
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Q&A · 27th January 2017
Q. I will reach state pension age in 11 years and the state pension statement I have just received shows that I have accrued 20 years national insurance credits as at 31/3/15. Therefore, I will fall short of the 35 years required to qualify for a full state pension under the new system which was introduced on 6/4/16. This is […]
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Q&A · 11th December 2016
Q. For the last 3 years I have exceeded the pensions annual allowance of £50,000 / £40,000 due to being a member of the NHS Pension scheme, resulting in additional tax to pay. I’m concerned about the new Tapered Annual Allowance which will be effective from the 2016/17 tax year. Can you explain how it works? A. […]