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THIS PRACTICE NOTE RELATES TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES This Practice Note cites decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). For direction on whether EU judgments bind courts in the UK, see Practice Note: Assimilated law—Assimilated case law. VAT basics The United Kingdom’s Value Added Tax (VAT) regime, originating in European law, is principally set out in the Value Added Tax Act 1994. VAT is a levy on consumer spending. A VAT-registered business must account to HMRC for VAT on the value of supplies of goods and services it makes, and therefore adds VAT to the amount it charges its customers for those supplies. That business may obtain credit for VAT it incurs on goods and services it uses. The VAT added to its prices is termed ‘output tax’, while VAT recoverable on its purchases is termed ‘input tax’. VAT only applies to ‘taxable supplies’. Only ‘taxable supplies’ fall within the scope of VAT in the UK itself. Exempt areas include insurance and the...

Being a member of an occupational or personal pension scheme allows individuals to utilise tax reliefs throughout their working life to build a retirement pension. This Practice Note outlines, in broad terms, the principal areas where members can maximise available tax reliefs to improve their retirement benefits. It highlights the following features and, where relevant, flags certain pitfalls to avoid: pensionable earnings personal contributions their interaction with the annual allowance Previous discussions of these topics would have referred to the lifetime allowance charge and the lifetime allowance; the lifetime allowance charge was abolished with effect on and from 6 April 2023, and the lifetime allowance itself was abolished with effect on and from 6 April 2024. Further information is available at PTM164100 - Information and administration: overview of the information requirements in respect of the lifetime allowance. Pensionable earnings For employer and individual contributions to registered pension schemes to attract tax relief, those contributions must be calculated by reference to...

POTENTIAL FORTHCOMING CHANGE HMRC is in the process of reassessing its guidance on the VAT exemption for financial services. That guidance could therefore change. The VAT exemption for financial services remains the focus of this overview and the associated practical considerations. UK relief from VAT for financial services derives from Council Directive 2006/112/EC (the VAT Directive). It is implemented domestically by Schedule 9, group 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (VATA 1994), which lists several categories that qualify for exemption. This Practice Note outlines key practical issues concerning the exemption from VAT for managing special investment funds, as described in items 9 and 10 of group 5. For fuller information on the precise definitions and conditions attached to this exemption, consult Practice Note: VAT exemption for fund management. References to EU Directives and relevant case law are included in this Practice Note. The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. From that date it entered an implementation period (IP), during...