Are pensions for a married couple treated separate for tax purposes
example
Married couple both retired at 60.
One gets public sector pension of €40K pa which i think brings them into the higher tax bracket.
Other gets €20K pa DC pension which keeps them in the lower tax bracket.
Combined they earn €60k from pensions, which ordinarily if that was salary income they would not be in the higher tax bracket.
Is it true that because they are pensions that the €40k pension is taxed at the higher rate?
example
Married couple both retired at 60.
One gets public sector pension of €40K pa which i think brings them into the higher tax bracket.
Other gets €20K pa DC pension which keeps them in the lower tax bracket.
Combined they earn €60k from pensions, which ordinarily if that was salary income they would not be in the higher tax bracket.
Is it true that because they are pensions that the €40k pension is taxed at the higher rate?