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The aim of techzone is to provide financial advisers with an excellent range of technical support, including assistance on technical, legal and taxation aspects underlying UK Life and Pensions products.
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Listed below are the top 5 questions asked:
- When can the pension triviality rules be used?
- What is the lifetime allowance?
- What is the maximum pension contribution with tax relief that an individual can make?
- What are the upper limits for compensation paid by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)?
- How are pension benefits tested against the lifetime allowance?
Latest News
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Friday November 14 2008 - 02:57PM
HMRC change of stance on life policy gains for bare trusts
Following legal advice, HMRC has announced a revised approach to chargeable event gains where a life policy is held on a bare trust for minor beneficiaries. The new stance will apply to chargeable events from 6 April 2007 onwards and so could affect 2007/08 tax returns already submitted.
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Friday November 14 2008 - 08:29AM
Policyholder protection and the FSCS one year on.
TECHzone takes a look at the revised limits for deposits and how the scheme applies to certain investments.
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Thursday November 13 2008 - 04:41PM
Pre-Budget Report
The Chancellor has announced that the Pre-Budget Report will be on Monday 24 November at 3.30. -
Monday October 27 2008 - 10:56AM
Irish government guarantee
With effect from 24 October 2008, the Irish Minister for Finance has confirmed the following banks' subsidiaries are covered under the Irish Government's Guarantee Scheme. The banks are as follows: Allied Irish CI (IOM), Anglo Irish International (IOM), Bank of Ireland (IOM), Irish Permanent (IOM), Irish Nationwide (IOM). -
Friday October 24 2008 - 03:37PM
Isle of Man strengthens depositor protection
The Isle of Man government has approved a further development of its Depositors' Compensation Scheme.