Split single pension contribution across tax years?

[orka]

If I do a single premium pension contribution now (before October 31), can I split a single large contribution (single and large to get a better allocation rate) across two tax years or would it have to be two separate contributions/policies? I.e. if I want to contribute 5K for 2008 tax year and 5K for 2009 tax year, can I give the pension company a single contribution of 10K to get a higher allocation rate? Thanks.

 

[Gervan]

If you make a bigger contribution than you can get tax relief for in 2008, you can carry the balance forward and claim the relief in 2009. I'm not sure if this answers your question.

 

[LDFerguson]

You don't have to split the contribution in two - just make sure you make it clear to Revenue what you're doing.