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Make the Most of Free Money

Money Talk

Free money does not have any work requirement, however, and is often income tax-free. Employer Match- This is money contributed to employees’ retirement savings accounts to match what they save. 50% for a fifty cent per employee dollar saved match) and is taxed as ordinary income in retirement.

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What do employers need to know about the pensions lifetime allowance abolition?

Employee Benefits

Credit: Natata/Shutterstock Need to know: The abolition of the pensions lifetime allowance in April will require an overhaul of employee communications, and a revaluation of pension scheme design and administration, including opportunities to simplify the scheme and reduce the cost of running it.

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Financial Implications of Working in Later Life

Money Talk

Higher Social Security Benefit - This can occur three ways: 1. higher benefits payable at older ages due to delayed retirement credits, 2. Tax on Social Security Benefits - Those who work and claim benefits will trigger taxes with a combined income above $25,000 (individuals) or $32,000 (married couples filing jointly).

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The Tax Implications of Closing A Business

Kollath CPA

The Tax Implications of Closing A Business. Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax, if you have net earnings of $400 or more from your business. File a final tax return and related forms. You’ll need to pay any final wages or compensation, making final federal tax deposits and reporting employment taxes.

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5 steps to help employees engage with their pensions

Employee Benefits

Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, comments; “It’s important for individuals to understand that opting out of their pension will have a huge impact in the long term and will cause damage to their standard of living in retirement. It’s therefore more important than ever to ensure employees are engaged with their pensions.

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Do employees really need to be concerned about the Lifetime Allowance right now?

Employee Benefits

Also, many employees in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are unaware that their pension is valued at twenty times their annual pension for LTA purposes, and so an annual pension of £30,000 has a value of £600,000 for the purpose of testing it against the LTA.

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HIVE360’s employee benefits and rewards app, Engage

Employee Benefits

HIVE360 provides expert, compliant and reliable PAYE payroll support and comprehensive employment administration that reduces overheads and improves operational efficiencies for businesses, recruiters and recruitment agencies, their workforce and candidates. It champions a new model of employment administration for the UK market.