I am being paid a once off bonus of 4 months gross salary subject to tax and PRSI.
Option 1: I could receive two years pension credits instead of a salary payment i.e. two years would be added to my pensionable service accumulated to date.
Option 2: I could possible use the bonus payment to make an AVC contribution instead.
I am a PAYE worker, aged 45, a member of a defined benefit pension scheme, the normal retirement age being 60. I joined the pension scheme at 20, have 25 pensionable years service, and full pension is based on 40/60th's of my final basic salary. The fund also provides a spouses pension on my death in retirement.
I make AVC contributions with the intention of using the accumulated fund to contribute to any lump sum commuted from my pension fund when I retire, thereby lessening the reduction in annual pension payments. I can also use AVC payments to derive pension benefits from other taxable earnings e.g. bonus, VHI subvention, etc.
What is the valuation of the two years pension credits? Figures of 60,000+ per year have been mentioned for someone of my age and service.
Would I be better off making an AVC payment with the bonus, through my salary in the same month that I receive the bonus? Would an AVC contribution be subject to a maximum 25% of my total gross pay or my basic salary?
What are the advantages of accepting the two years pension credits ie. bumping up my service from 25 years to 27 years?
Option 1: I could receive two years pension credits instead of a salary payment i.e. two years would be added to my pensionable service accumulated to date.
Option 2: I could possible use the bonus payment to make an AVC contribution instead.
I am a PAYE worker, aged 45, a member of a defined benefit pension scheme, the normal retirement age being 60. I joined the pension scheme at 20, have 25 pensionable years service, and full pension is based on 40/60th's of my final basic salary. The fund also provides a spouses pension on my death in retirement.
I make AVC contributions with the intention of using the accumulated fund to contribute to any lump sum commuted from my pension fund when I retire, thereby lessening the reduction in annual pension payments. I can also use AVC payments to derive pension benefits from other taxable earnings e.g. bonus, VHI subvention, etc.
What is the valuation of the two years pension credits? Figures of 60,000+ per year have been mentioned for someone of my age and service.
Would I be better off making an AVC payment with the bonus, through my salary in the same month that I receive the bonus? Would an AVC contribution be subject to a maximum 25% of my total gross pay or my basic salary?
What are the advantages of accepting the two years pension credits ie. bumping up my service from 25 years to 27 years?