Tax relief

Skandia predicts consumers will turn to Maximum Investment Plans(MIP) as changes to tax relief drive investors away from pensions.

Reaction to changes to pension tax relief rules has been fast and furious. We've picked the best...

At long last, the Government appears to have listened to the pensions industry but some niggling doubts remain about how its plans will work in practice.

Hargreaves Lansdown forecasts the government will cap pension tax relief at between 20% and 40% ahead of the Treasury's policy announcement on Thursday.

Private sector pensions cost the taxpayer more than public sector pensions in 2007/08, Richard Murphy, founder of Tax Research LLP says.

Retirement solutions should have the flexibility to provide both decent pensions and meet long-term care costs if necessary, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

On the eve of the closure of the government's review of pension tax relief, experts are calling for the simplification of current proposals.

Senior industry figures are pleading for an early government announcement on pension tax relief restriction rules because "time is running out" for employers to implement changes.

Lib Dem Steve Webb's appointment as pensions minister has raised fears his party's stance on higher rate tax relief on pensions could see the benefit scrapped.

Tax on pension contributions could affect those currently earning £100,000 a year by 2020, Towers Watson has warned.