I am 36 yrs old and currently pay 20% of my own salary into the company pension scheme. My employer tops this up with another 5%.
I would like to pay more into my pension in as tax efficient way as possible for me.
My understanding is that I can only get tax relief of 42% on no more then the 20% I already pay in. Is this true?
What options do I have for paying more into the pension scheme?
The 2 things I was thinking about were:
1.Ask my employer to increase his contribution by say 10k per annum and reduce my annual salary by this amount.
2.Pay more then 20% of my salary into the pension and not get tax relief on the bit in excess of the 20%.
Has anyone any suggestions?
I would like to pay more into my pension in as tax efficient way as possible for me.
My understanding is that I can only get tax relief of 42% on no more then the 20% I already pay in. Is this true?
What options do I have for paying more into the pension scheme?
The 2 things I was thinking about were:
1.Ask my employer to increase his contribution by say 10k per annum and reduce my annual salary by this amount.
2.Pay more then 20% of my salary into the pension and not get tax relief on the bit in excess of the 20%.
Has anyone any suggestions?