All Tax articles – Page 14
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OpinionIncentivising savings – or reducing tax reliefs?
There is still no certainty about the future tax treatment of pensions. The Society of Pension Professionals’ president Duncan Buchanan explains why we might just end up with the system we have got.
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OpinionLords leaves Osborne stumped
Editorial: A Lord’s makeover is overdue and changes to the institution are in train, it was confirmed this week.
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NewsHMRC figures on flexibilities leave questions unanswered
The ‘dearth of information’ on pension freedoms bemoaned in a recent Work and Pensions Committee report could have been remedied by HM Revenue & Customs figures released yesterday, but industry representatives said the report lacked detail.
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Opinion
Johnson: Pension ostriches need a shakeup
Letter: Robert Gardner’s excellent article ’Collective response to an unprecedented problem’ screams ‘unsustainable’: something has got to give. The question is what?
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NewsNew name, new game for UK pension fund association
NAPF 2015: The National Association of Pension Funds used its annual conference to unveil a rebrand aimed at staying compatible with the radical shifts underway in the UK pensions landscape.
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News
Fear of 'pensions implosion' raised as NAPF annual gathering kicks off
NAPF 2015: Delegates at the National Association of Pension Funds 2015 Annual Conference heard a tale of two halves from outgoing chair Ruston Smith in his opening address today.
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OpinionCould you help your higher earners save more tax-efficiently?
Tax breaks on pension contributions are on shaky ground. Liam Mayne from Aon Hewitt asks whether employers should offer high earners an unregistered pension alternative.
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News
Isa set-up fails to win over pensions crowd
The industry has broadly rejected a wholesale shift of the current pension tax system towards an Isa-style approach, but some have woven together several ideas in an attempt to better incentivise saving.
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News
Advisers flock to Nest but micro employers slow to arrive
Mastertrust Nest has experienced increased take-up of its professional services online hub in the run-up to the biggest waves of auto-enrolment stagers next year, but micro employers’ preparations are still lagging behind expectations.
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Features
What prep have trustees made ahead of any tax changes?
Any Other Business: John McDonnell has laid bare his plans to end austerity and tackle the deficit by taxing the rich.
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OpinionMaxing the power of pensions message is well worth a try
Editorial: It's been a mammoth week for pubs since the Rugby World Cup kicked off to a great fanfare.
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News
VAT burden shows little sign of abating as key deadline approaches
News Analysis: Employers need a better way of reclaiming VAT on behalf of their schemes than that set out by HM Revenue & Customs, lawyers say, as a December deadline for schemes to renegotiate service contracts looms.
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OpinionDo you want to read this article?
Editorial: David Cameron received a tap on the wrist from the Electoral Commission last week for his choice of words on the Brexit referendum question.
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Opinion
How can tax relief be used to encourage saving?
Analysis: Encouraging savers to make sufficient provision for their retirement is an important challenge for both the government and the pensions industry.
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OpinionSPP: Tax does have to be taxing
Talking Head: A move to tax pensions like Isas is on the cards with far-reaching consequences for long-term saving, says the Society of Pension Professionals’ Duncan Buchanan.
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OpinionHow to win hearts and minds for auto-enrolment success
Financial services is the least trusted industry of all. Those responsible for running pensions should think about what this means – and what it explains.
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NewsGKN saves £7m with Pie
Automotive and aerospace company GKN has made a £7m saving on its pension scheme following completion of a pension increase exchange exercise.
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News
High-earner tax relief threat poses new challenge for employers
News analysis: Scrapping tax breaks for high earners could present a communication challenge for trustees, as the government weighs up ideas for potentially radical reforms of the current pension tax relief system.
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NewsJuly's top stories in 3 minutes
In this inaugural Pensions Expert Vizcast, editor Maxine Kelly and senior reporter Tom Dines provide a whistle-stop tour of the month's most significant news and case studies, covering derisking exercises and the Summer Budget (3:10).
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OpinionWhat are pension input periods and why do they matter?
The rules on pension input periods are changing and are about to make life even more complicated, says Ian Neale.