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Make the Most of Free Money

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Life Insurance - This is money transferred to a beneficiary via a deceased person’s life insurance policy. Like inheritances, life insurance is generally not subject to income tax. Inheritances are not considered taxable income by the federal government but earnings on inherited assets (e.g., Claim it!

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Longevity Risk: Insights From Recent Seminars

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For example, instead of two Social Security checks, there will be one, along with a reduced (survivor) pension benefit. Guaranteed Income- Three common sources of guaranteed lifetime income in later life are Social Security, (increasingly rare) defined benefit (DB) pensions, and annuities.

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Bank of England gives employees 4% pay rise

Employee Benefits

The bank also maintained a 1% increase in non-pensionable benefits , which was implemented last year.” The post Bank of England gives employees 4% pay rise appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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BNP Paribas UK maximises choice for employees within flex scheme

Employee Benefits

The organisation’s emphasis has changed from how to improve the benefits offering to how to best promote the benefit offering so staff utilise it fully, explains Ian Mackenzie, head of pension, benefits and wellbeing at BNP Paribas UK. “We

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Financial Implications of Working in Later Life

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Employer Benefits - Workers age 65+ at large companies can still be covered by group health insurance, thereby postponing Medicare premiums. Other benefits also continue.

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

Employee Benefits

From April 2023, the LTA charge was removed and pension benefits have been taxed as income with no additional penalty since then, but the formal abolition of the LTA required a raft of new legislation which is now complete, so this will take place from April 2024.

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PBGC: Proposed Interest Rate Assumptions for Determining Employer Withdrawal Liability

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

For the first time since the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) introduced the concept of withdrawal liability, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced a proposed.