High earning NHS workers, including GPs and practice manager partners, could face a £33,000 tax bill due to the way inflation is applied to their pension. The Government has rejected a call from the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) to repeat the 2019/20 compensation scheme, which protected NHS […]
Tag Archives: NHS pension
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Sep
Sep
With inflation on the rise it’s important to consider pension tax charges for NHS pension members. This has been a huge issue for medical professionals over recent years, which you will be very aware of. Many NHS pension scheme members have reduced hours, declined additional responsibilities, left the scheme or […]
Financial Planning, Healthcare, Medical, Pensions, Retirement, Wealth
NHS Pension – exit planning tips
15
Nov
Nov
In 2019 Robson Laidler Wealth wrote a blog entitled NHS Pensions – handy hints to plan your exit This has been one of our team’s most viewed blogs yet since 2019 there have been a few changes, which you should be aware of. One thing that hasn’t changed and […]
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Dec
Dec
NHS Pension Members – Don’t forget to declare excesses from your 19/20 pension savings on your January Self Assessment return. If you have exceeded your Annual Allowance for 19/20 and you don’t have sufficient unused annual allowance to carry forward to cover the excess, you must declare this on your […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Investments, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Tax, Taxable Benefits, Wealth
Don’t ignore your pension savings statement
22
Sep
Sep
It’s rare nowadays to be in, what used to be called, a “Final Salary” pension. We now call these “Defined Benefit” pensions because they are now not typically based on your final salary but on your service and income levels throughout the period of membership. If you work for the […]
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Nov
Nov
The NHS has announced that that clinicians who exceed their NHS pension annual allowance in this financial year are not left out of pocket. It will cover all pension saving in the NHS schemes in 2019/20 (but not annual allowance tax charges falling due on pension saving outside the NHS […]
Blog, Financial Planning, Healthcare, Later Life, Pay, PAYE, Payroll, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Tax, Taxable Benefits, Wealth
NHS Pensions – handy hints to plan your exit
10
Sep
Sep
For most of the doctors I meet, their NHS Pension will underpin their retirement planning. So, it’s probably a good idea to get clued up/take some advice if you have a specific date/lifestyle in mind! Here’s what you should be thinking about: We think it’s a good idea to determine […]
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Apr
Apr
Traditionally GP and dental practices have only really looked at their financial performance as and when the year-end accounts have been delivered, prioritising (and rightly so) the care of their patients. However, practices have faced increased pressure in recent years, and as such, the need to keep on top of […]