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Tax | How to avoid a large tax bill when cashing in pensions

With inheritance tax on pension pots just months away, beware the risk of cashing in pensions quickly without assessing tax implications, warns Mike Ambery, retirement savings director at Standard Life

29 Jul 2026

Finance | 61% regret tax-free pension withdrawal before Budget

Most tax-free cash withdrawers say they regret taking from pension early, warning of ‘damaging pension speculation’

2 Jul 2026

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Finance | ‘Urgent challenge’ as 75% of self-employed not saving into pension

Report finds majority stop saving into pensions when entering self-employment, with younger workers worst affected

16 Jun 2026

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Tax | Salary sacrifice cap will see 2.8m employees cut pension saving

Nearly three million pension savers in work set to reduce amount of money they pay into pensions show latest figures from HMRC in first indication of the sweeping impact of the change to tax relief

1 Jun 2026

Finance | Progress on pensions dashboard as 70m records connected

Last minute dash to export data to pensions dashboard for multiple pension pot records as Money and Pensions Service confirms 70 million accounts now linked

29 May 2026

Tax | Salary sacrifice cap and the middle income trap

When the salary sacrifice NI threshold is capped at £2,000, there will be hidden costs for employers and staff alike, as the change cuts across different income bands, warns Adele Clapp, tax director at Bishop Fleming

21 May 2026

Finance | Bust businesses did not pay £140m in staff pension contributions

Thousands of companies went into administration in last five years owing millions of pounds in employee pension contributions, with £32.6m outstanding in 2025 alone

12 May 2026

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Finance | Pros and cons of consolidating multiple pension pots

Changes to inheritance tax liability mean unused pension pots will be taxed from 2027 so the question is does it make sense to restructure assets? Andrew King, pensions technical specialist at Evelyn Partners, explains

7 May 2026

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Finance | Pension annuities: what savers need to consider

When buying a pension annuity, it is vital to search the market for the best rate as once bought, they cannot be cancelled, explains Helen Morrissey, head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown

5 May 2026

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Tax | 40% of employers could stop salary sacrifice pensions

Plan for salary sacrifice cap on pensions creates widespread uncertainty for employees as more than one in 10 companies already decide to end use

21 Apr 2026

Finance | ‘Government flying blind’ as 36 local council audits missing

Audit crisis in local councils still ongoing despite amount of undelivered audit opinions falling by 2.6%

23 Mar 2026

Finance | 2026 Pensions SORP released with accounting rule changes

Accounting rules for pensions overhauled for first time in seven years with release of 2026 Pensions SORP

11 Mar 2026

Tax | Treasury minister will not move on salary sacrifice cap

Salary sacrifice centre of Treasury questions in parliament as opposition MPs riled ministers over plans to slash the employee benefit

10 Mar 2026

Tax | Payroll warning as state pension age rises

Upcoming changes to the state pension age for men and women will see retirement age increase from 66 to 67 years, affecting payroll and national insurance contributions

23 Feb 2026

Tax | Pension salary sacrifice: what’s changing and what do I need to do?

Sweeping changes to salary sacrifice pension rules will hit both employers and pension savers but are there any ways to mitigate the tax hit? Andrew Timpson, employment tax partner, and Aimee Pain, assistant manager at RSM, consider the impact of the new £2,000 limit

9 Feb 2026