Bonus payment as employer pension contribution?
Posted: April 5th, 2018, 12:03 pm
My spouse has the option of taking his bonus payment as an employer pension contribution. Is there any tax advantage to doing this?
Currently, he receives a non contributory employer pension contribution into his company scheme, and makes additional payments into a SIPP, where the charges are lower and the choice of investments better. We will put the same amount into the pension irrespective of whether the bonus goes into the occupational pension or his SIPP.
I wondered whether there might be less NI to pay if the bonus goes straight to the SIPP? Also will get higher rate tax relief at source, but I don’t think this makes any difference overall as the tax relief will eventually get back to us.
Currently, he receives a non contributory employer pension contribution into his company scheme, and makes additional payments into a SIPP, where the charges are lower and the choice of investments better. We will put the same amount into the pension irrespective of whether the bonus goes into the occupational pension or his SIPP.
I wondered whether there might be less NI to pay if the bonus goes straight to the SIPP? Also will get higher rate tax relief at source, but I don’t think this makes any difference overall as the tax relief will eventually get back to us.