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Budget 2015: changes to pensions

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 20, 2015 | ACCA, budget, pension reform, pensions, personal taxatation

From 6 April 2015 People with defined contribution schemes who are at least 55 years old can make withdrawals up to the value of the funds invested in the scheme. The first 25% will be tax free and the person can choose whether to have the 25% tax free element applied...

Auto Enrolment – updated guidance

by Jessica Garbett | Feb 17, 2015 | pension reform, pensions

With the staging date for many small businesses drawing near, we have published new guidance on Auto Enrolment and practical implementation for Whitefield Clients: https://www.whitefieldtax.co.uk/web/psc-guide/workplace-pension-reform-and-auto-enrolment/ We’ve...

Annual allowance of pension contributions

by Jessica Garbett | Feb 1, 2015 | ACCA, pension reform, pensions

A tax charge may arise if the amount saved in an individual’s various pension schemes exceeds the annual allowance for that year. If there is such a tax charge the individual must disclose it on their self assessment tax return on the additional information pages (for...

Pension changes for frequent movers

by Jessica Garbett | Dec 9, 2014 | ACCA, pension reform

Last month the government announced plans to change the pension rules for workers who leave jobs within two years. Currently workers who leave their jobs within two years of starting can be given a ‘short service refund’ of their pension contributions....

Acca on Auto Enrolment Staging Dates

by Jessica Garbett | Nov 1, 2014 | ACCA, pension reform

Many small employers now require help to complete their automatic enrolment responsibilities, with small and micro employers needing to be ready to provide a pension for their workers by the summer of 2015. Thousands of employers will soon be approaching you to help...

Automatic enrolment and what you need to know

by Jessica Garbett | Oct 1, 2014 | ACCA, pension reform, pensions

By August this year, more than 21,000 employers had automatically enrolled more than four million staff into a workplace pension, but even bigger numbers are still to come. More than one million small and micro employers with between 1 and 50 staff will need to...

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