Taxation

The government has collected a record amount from from insurance premium tax, with total receipts already surpassing those from last year, with one more month of the financial year to go.  Data...

Pension companies are warning that proposals to cut national insurance in next week’s Spring Budget could impact pension savings, particularly those made through workplace salary sacrifice schemes. There has been widespread speculation...

AJ Bell has launched a new technical hub for financial advisers designed to support them with impending pension tax changes when the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is abolished in April. Tech Zone provides...

Pension savers have now reclaimed £1.2bn in tax overpayments since pension freedom rules were introduced in 2015.  Latest figures from HMRC show that 12,000 savers reclaimed tax during the last quarter of...

The government continues to rake in record amounts from insurance premium tax (IPT) as latest HMRC figures show it collected a total of £2.1bn in the third quarter the current financial year. ...

Half of firms offering retirement advice have seen increased demand for their services as a result of changes in pensions tax allowances. These changes include the abolition of the lifetime allowance increase...

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A new tax band for higher earners in Scotland are likely to make increased pension contributions more attractive, to help offset these increases. The Scottish devolved government announced a new ‘advanced’ tax...

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The amount of money HMRC has refunded on pension withdrawals has doubled in the space of a year, as pension savers continue to be hit with unnecessary tax penalties.  Figures release by...