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Title: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 18, 2016, 10:03:54 am
Have pension pots jumped in value since Brexit?
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: roversontheup on October 18, 2016, 10:12:55 am
I'm not an expert but considering the rise in Footsie share prices since the Brexit vote I would think pension pots must have risen in value. That said they will drop just as quickly once shares start to drop again.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: drfchound on October 18, 2016, 07:26:50 pm
I got an update on mine last week, between the end of May and last week it has rocketed.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: hoolahoop on October 19, 2016, 12:31:04 am
Hmm thinking of pulling some more out pronto before they change the rules etc . One of them is ainvested in Far East units ( mainly Japanese ) - I'm expecting that to be massive . Half tempted to take it all and the tax on it now rather than pay tax on it doen the line.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: idler on October 19, 2016, 08:45:14 am
Just keep an eye on the tax Hoola.
I started to take one of my pensions in 2003 on redundancy when I was nearly 54.
I then payed into one for about ten and a half years until I retired. They changed providers twice in that time. I took the two small ones of about £1,500 but left the larger one until I had no earnings other than state and my old works pension.
I took a lump sum on entering this new tax year. I ended up paying some tax at 20%, some at 40% and a bit at 45%.
I should get a tax rebate at the beginning of the next tax year. I'll be keeping an eye out though just in case.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Jenny on October 20, 2016, 08:45:21 am
Hmm thinking of pulling some more out pronto before they change the rules etc . One of them is ainvested in Far East units ( mainly Japanese ) - I'm expecting that to be massive . Half tempted to take it all and the tax on it now rather than pay tax on it doen the line.

How old are you Hoola?
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: i_ateallthepies on October 20, 2016, 08:57:41 am
Come on Jenny, I didn't see anything juvenile in what Hoola said...
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Jenny on October 21, 2016, 11:49:31 am
It was a question aimed at seeing if he was close to 55... I happen to know a fair bit about tax on pensions.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: RedRover45 on October 21, 2016, 01:17:45 pm
Whoosh
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 21, 2016, 01:31:34 pm
Jenny, do you know much about overheads?
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: roversontheup on October 21, 2016, 04:46:01 pm
Just keep an eye on the tax Hoola.
I started to take one of my pensions in 2003 on redundancy when I was nearly 54.
I then payed into one for about ten and a half years until I retired. They changed providers twice in that time. I took the two small ones of about £1,500 but left the larger one until I had no earnings other than state and my old works pension.
I took a lump sum on entering this new tax year. I ended up paying some tax at 20%, some at 40% and a bit at 45%.
I should get a tax rebate at the beginning of the next tax year. I'll be keeping an eye out though just in case.

Hi Idler. I cashed in an AVC in March and had to pay tax in just the way you stated. Rather than complete a tax form I decided to wait to see how long before I got my tax rebate. I was pleasantly surprised that it was only a matter of a couple of months max before the cheque arrived.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: idler on October 21, 2016, 08:03:36 pm
Thanks for the info roversontheup.
I was told that it was because it was near the beginning of the tax year.
I don't need it at the minute and interest rates are so bad that I'll keep an eye on it if I haven't received it by mid April next year.
It can go towards a holiday to celebrate promotion. 😀
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: NickDRFC on October 22, 2016, 10:28:02 pm
Jenny, do you know much about overheads?

Exceptional play on words, take a bow!
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: BobG on October 23, 2016, 01:28:59 pm
I have to confess my intellect isn't enough to grasp the subtlety. I've wondered two or three times where and what the clever bit is. So yes BB: as Nick suggested, do take a bow - and explain it please for a mere mortal!

Cheers :)

BobG
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 23, 2016, 04:35:19 pm
Hi Bob. I'll try and explain it to you and all the other mere mortals whose head my joke went over.

i_ateallthepies replied to Jenny's post in which she asked Hoola how old he was. 'Pies wrote
'Come on Jenny, I didn't see anything juvenile in what Hoola said...'

'Pies response was (jokingly) inferring that Jenny had thought Hoola was being juvenile, so replied to him by asking how old he was.

This remark appeared to go over Jenny's head (Whoosh), when her following post appeared to be a bit surly.

It was then that I asked her if she knew much about overheads - Over heads, over the head?

How true it is that a jokes ceases to be funny when you have to explain it!
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: NickDRFC on October 24, 2016, 11:06:46 am
Was it an unintentional joke? Overheads - overhead expenses, part of accounting...
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: Bentley Bullet on October 24, 2016, 11:58:50 am
It was intended as a joke for you mere mortals!
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: RedJ on October 24, 2016, 01:28:49 pm
There's no accounting for taste.
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: ferribyrover on October 24, 2016, 10:12:48 pm
Went over my head too!
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: BobG on October 24, 2016, 10:56:48 pm
Thanks BB! Yes. if I had a brain that worked, I could have got it. Sadly, it didn't. And I didn't. Please don't stop though. Your shafts always either entertain, puzzle or intrigue. I like all three!

Cheers again :)

Bob
Title: Re: Question for the pension experts
Post by: idler on October 24, 2016, 11:10:48 pm
Thanks BB! Yes. if I had a brain that worked, I could have got it. Sadly, it didn't. And I didn't. Please don't stop though. Your shafts always either entertain, puzzle or intrigue. I like all three!

Cheers again :)

Bob
I didn't realise that you were so close Bob until you mentioned shafts.