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Stocks n Shares ISA


Read yesterday that since ISAs were introduced in 1999 you would have payed in 330k if you'd maxed out every year. There are currently over 10000 isa uk millionaires, it’s made more millionaires than the national lottery which started 4 years earlier.

Wonder if one person has spent £330k on the lottery though ?
 
Read yesterday that since ISAs were introduced in 1999 you would of payed in 330k if you'd maxed out every year. There are currently over 10000 isa uk millionaires, its made more millionaires than the national lottery which started 4 years earlier.
Apparently it's incredibly generous compared to the US/Canada etc.
 
Read yesterday that since ISAs were introduced in 1999 you would of payed in 330k if you'd maxed out every year. There are currently over 10000 isa uk millionaires, its made more millionaires than the national lottery which started 4 years earlier.

Sshh... don't tell the Chancellor otherwise she will find a way of taxing or capping ISA holdings.
 
The money you pay into your pension via salary sacrifice reduces your salary so you pay less tax and national insurance. Unless you are applying for a mortgage it's a no brainer.
So if someone is near the top end of the child benefit bracket and a pay rise takes them over it, it’s a good idea to put the extra into a pension to keep them below? I get that bit. Does that then essentially mean you sacrifice pay rises going forward in favour of higher pension contributions?
 
So if someone is near the top end of the child benefit bracket and a pay rise takes them over it, it’s a good idea to put the extra into a pension to keep them below? I get that bit. Does that then essentially mean you sacrifice pay rises going forward in favour of higher pension contributions?
You'll still get payrises. Your payrise will impact your pension contributions and your pay. It's up to you to ensure you stay below the tax bands and adjust pension contributions appropriatley
 
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Probably not the place for this but don't want to start another thread -

Be aware that you cannot transfer the marriage tax allowance within a current tax year (as we've found out to our cost!).
 
You'll still get payrises. Your payrise will impact your pension contributions and your pay. It's up to you to ensure you stay below the tax bands and adjust pension contributions appropriatley
I just won’t see the pay rise in my pocket now though? Is that the question? Do you want cash in your pocket now or higher longer term value (keeping all child benefit, more tax efficient)?
 
I just won’t see the pay rise in my pocket now though? Is that the question? Do you want cash in your pocket now or higher longer term value (keeping all child benefit, more tax efficient)?
Up to you mate. Not sure how anyone hitting that tax band can't work it out for themselves. It ain't rocket science.
 
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