Need some tax advice
Need some tax advice
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elliot_holder

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200 posts

219 months

Friday 25th January 2019
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Having just completed my 17/18 tax return its dawned on me that for 18/19 due to a number of factors I’ll exceed the earning limit which will mean i’ll probably lose most, if not all my pension tax relief as it starts tapering off.

I know there are various investment options which can legitimately be used to offset against income tax, but i have no idea where to start.

Any recommendations for someone who could provide advice on tax and investments?

PurpleMoonlight

22,362 posts

187 months

Saturday 26th January 2019
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Tapering applies to each tax year in isolation.

Do you have any carry forward allowance available (did you pay the maximum for the previous three years)?

Zigster

2,003 posts

174 months

Sunday 27th January 2019
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Just checking what you mean:
The "Annual Allowance" for pension contributions is £40,000 each year (i.e. that is the maximum you can contribute and get tax relief - you can contribute more but you won't get tax relief).
It starts to "taper" at £150,000 income, reducing to just £10,000 if your income is over £210,000.
Income definition is basically taxable income plus pension contributions.

So you are saying that you will earn over £210,000 and thus can only contribute £10,000 to your pension in that tax year?

As Purple Moonlight said, first think about whether you have any carry forward (i.e. unused Annual Allowance from the previous three tax years).