Thursday, 9 December 2010

Treasury sets MIR for flexible drawdown at £20,000 | News | Money Marketing

Treasury sets MIR for flexible drawdown at £20,000 News Money Marketing

Today's news has the potential to reduce income taken from pensions in "draw down" to 100% of annuity rates. Prompting the question... why bother then? the answer (well, one simple/quick one) - Draw Down offers flexibility of income which can be helpful for income tax planning, though ever case must be considered on its own merits and within a context of what a client wants. The new rules will apply from April 2011.

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