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Restricting pensions tax relief: Sackers’ response to consultation

Background HMRC and HMT published a consultation on 9 December 2009 on the proposal to restrict pensions tax relief for high earners from 6 April 2011 (the Consultation). From 2011, the Government’s intention is that tax relief on...

Disclosure: Sackers’ response to consultation

Background A consultation on the proposals and draft regulations on disclosure of information requirements applying to occupational and personal pension schemes was published by the DWP on 6 January 2010. We support the approach which...

Internal controls: Sackers’ response to consultation

Background Consultation on the draft revised guidance on internal controls was published by TPR on 1 December 2009. We note that the aim of the present consultation is to encourage and assist schemes, in particular the trustees of smaller...

Employer Debt Regulations

Sacker & Partners LLP has responded to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation on Employer Debt (Section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995). Download...

Workplace Pension Reform – Completing the Picture

The purpose of this document is to set out our comments on the draft regulations contained in the Department for Work and Pensions` (DWP) consultation: “Workplace Pension Reform – Completing the Picture” which was...

Consultation on draft scheme order and rules

Sacker & Partners LLP has responded to the joint consultation by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) (published on 28 April 2009) on the draft scheme order and rules for the...

Finance Bill 2009 Schedule 35

The purpose of this document is to set out Sacker & Partners LLP`s comments on the Finance Bill 2009. From 2011, the Government’s intention is that tax relief on pension savings will be restricted for those earning £150,000 or...