If you have income over £100,000, you will lose £1 of your Personal Allowance for every £2 of income over this amount. This means those of you with income in excess of £116,210, (for tax year 2012/13) will completely lose your Personal Allowance.

How might I get 60% tax relief on a pension contribution?*

• Let’s assume you have earning of £116,210 and no other income.
• Your overall tax liability on the top £16,210 slice of salary is effectively £9720 or 60%
• A gross personal pension contribution of £16,210 will reduce your net income down to £100,000

Result – the full Personal Allowance is retained and the overall tax liability is reduced. Therefore the effective tax relief on a £16,210 pension contribution is £9,720 (60%)

A contribution could be made using salary sacrifice to make it even more tax efficient or if a larger contribution is to be made then the carry forward of unused allowance may be used.

*Subject to your existing individual pension position.

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