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Outside IR35 and no pension? Get tax savings with a pension
If you are contracting outside and don’t have a pension, you are missing out on significant tax savings.

Inside IR35? Get huge tax savings with a pension
If you are caught by it and currently do not have a pension, then you are missing out on huge tax savings.

Reducing the IR35 pain with a contractor pension
Reduce the pain of it by diverting your taxes into a pension and achieve up to 48% tax relief.

Contractors can exploit investment and savings opportunities of troubled markets
As financial markets slump, an IFA expert says now is the time to maintain or even increase pension contributions.

Are you putting enough by for a comfortable retirement?
With many contractors enjoying substantial net incomes, it is easy to focus on the here and now and not make adequate provision for the future. Are you putting enough by to enjoy a comfortable retirement?

Retirement planning for contractors – ISAs and NISAs
Contractors can benefit from tax efficient Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), known also as NISAs, to maximise the value of their savings.

Effective retirement planning for contractors
Contractors have more opportunities than most UK workers to save tax by investing in their retirement.

Contractors don't save enough for retirement
Contractors, like the rest of us in the UK, don't save enough for retirement. But when contractors begin to understand the tax breaks offered by pension contributions, they often make up for lost time.

The last piece in the contractor pension puzzle
The Revenue has cleared up the last issues about contractor pensions with some recent guidance.

Contractor pensions: some light, some darkness
The Revenue has issued guidance that does help clarify the size permitted for contractor pension contributions. But not all is sweetness and light, as much still needs to be explained.

Positive options for contractor pensions
Guidance is due from The Revenue in two weeks on contractor pensions, but in the meantime, there are some options you should know about.

Contractors, pensions and HMRC reforms
Just as pension law reforms promised unrestricted contributions to pension schemes last April, The Revenue promised to penalise “excessive” pension contributions.

Contractor pensions - pension options and pensions advice for contractors
Explains away the jargon and points out the opportunities available to contractors who are looking to channel their hard earned income away from the tax man and into their own pocket.

Charges cap on stakeholder pensions increasing by 50% on 1st april
Starting an investment before 1st April will ensure you avoid the 50% hike in Stakeholder charges.

Act now to avoid 50% increase stakeholder pensions charges
Due to government regulations, contractors have only until the end of this year to avoid paying an extra 50% more in pension charges when they take out a new pension.

Saving for retirement: contractors need to act now
With the inevitable future meltdown in state pensions contractors need to act now to ensure a healthy retirement.

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