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Pension Carry Forward Advice

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  • Linton
    Linton Posts: 18,344 Forumite
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    ScottyLP wrote: »
    Annual Allowance is £40k or your relevant UK earnings which ever is less.

    As the salary is only £7.5k, the the annual allowance applicable is £7.5k which includes all contributions (Employees/Employers/Tax Relief)

    Err no. The earnings limit, 7.5K in this case, does not restrict employers contributions, just personal contributions. The employer contribution is constrained by the £40K total limit.
  • jamesd
    jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite
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    ScottyLP wrote: »
    Annual Allowance is £40k or your relevant UK earnings which ever is less.

    As the salary is only £7.5k, the the annual allowance applicable is £7.5k which includes all contributions (Employees/Employers/Tax Relief)
    Nope. There are two different limits. Often you can combine them to get the correct answer but not where employer contributions are involved because the employer contributions don't count against the earned income limit.
  • ScottyLP wrote: »
    Annual Allowance is £40k or your relevant UK earnings which ever is less.

    As the salary is only £7.5k, the the annual allowance applicable is £7.5k which includes all contributions (Employees/Employers/Tax Relief)

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  • gee9fam
    gee9fam Posts: 26 Forumite
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    Thanks for all replies and humour!, much appreciated.
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