PENSIONS INVESTMENTS

In the Spring Budget, the chancellor announced significant changes to pensions taxation, not least the abolition of the lifetime allowance. Mike J Haynes (Andersen) identifies the opportunities and the risks in the new regime.

The Court of Appeal has found decisively for HMRC in Centrica Overseas Holdings Ltd on the basis of the statutory disallowance for management expenses of a capital nature. Benjamin Wonnacott (Ropes & Gray) reviews the judgment and its implications.

Chris Holmes (BDO) and Catherine Morgan (Consilio Consulting) provide a refresher on the workings of this allowance.

Is the Department for Work and Pensions reporting the wrong amounts of state pension to HMRC?

James Burton, Naomi Lawton & Sorsha Reilly (Allen & Overy) provide a practical Q&A on the workings of the new regime that is designed to offer significant benefits to attract a wide range of investors and holding structures.

The government’s initial conclusions from its recent response document leave Mark Stapleton and Nicolas Kokkinos (Dechert) doubtful as to whether the stated aim of the review – to make the UK an attractive location for asset managers – will be achieved.

Damien Crossley and Rhiannon Kinghall Were (Macfarlanes) examine the most complex of the conditions contained in the new regime.

This month’s guide to the VAT developments that matter, by Bryn Reynolds and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons).