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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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5 steps to help employees engage with their pensions

Employee Benefits

Given cost of living worries and the notion this may be impacting pension savings, WEALTH at work conducted research* with employees to find out their thoughts into what’s happening in reality. It’s therefore more important than ever to ensure employees are engaged with their pensions.

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Longevity Risk: Insights From Recent Seminars

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It should include essential living expenses, discretionary living expenses, and guaranteed sources of income such as Social Security, an annuity, or a pension. They must cope with issues such as lower trigger amounts for taxes on Social Security and Medicare and reduced guaranteed income.

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Make the Most of Free Money

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Free money does not have any work requirement, however, and is often income tax-free. 50% for a fifty cent per employee dollar saved match) and is taxed as ordinary income in retirement. Like inheritances, life insurance is generally not subject to income tax. If they didn’t discover their tax error, they would not have 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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Laura Trott appointed minister for pensions

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Laura Trott MBE as minister for pensions, after predecessor Alex Burghart officially held the role for less than one month. Trott was appointed on 27 October, and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made the announcement on 7 November via its official Twitter account.

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Mark Ormston: Is the scrapping of the lifetime allowance a disappearing act or just an illusion? 

Employee Benefits

The lifetime allowance (LTA) is one of those subjects referenced in lots of pension literature , and yet, it only affects a minority of people. On the face of it, its removal has many benefits, including helping certain cohorts of people to fall back in love with pensions (and work). Ah, maybe not quite a disappearing act then.

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