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Versatile SSAS is under-used.
Byline: John Chapman
Combining corporate planning ruses with pension saving makes SSASs potent weapons, says John Chapman
Small self-administered schemes (SSASs) appear at first sight to be simply niche pensions for small firms. But they are also vehicles for tax avoidance, lending, cash flow improvements, property purchases, and family successions. With only 30,000 SSASs in operation, the facility appears under used by the hundreds of thousands of small firms that could benefit.
SSASs were introduced 35 years ago to allow directors to have their own pension schemes. Although largely unregulated, over time government departments have sought to ...
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- Magazine article from: Money Marketing Bassett, Julia April 1, 2004 700+ words
...Finally, when examining the differences between SSASs and Sipps, SSASs are burdened with additional paperwork and numerous...take advantage of the more flexible aspects of Sipps compared with SSASs, the market for Sipps has grown through individuals...
- EU rules threaten borrowing by Sipps and SSASs.(News)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Money Marketing Greenwood, John November 13, 2003 700+ words
Sipps and SSASs face an EU ban on borrowing to invest in commercial property...that the EU occupational pensions directive could have on Sipps and SSASs. Three-quarters of Sipps and SSASs use borrowing to fund commercial property investment...
- SSASs and Sipps set to escape Europe threat.(News)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Money Marketing Greenwood, John December 18, 2003 700+ words
...pensions directive had threatened SSASs and Sipps with a prohibition against borrowing...into UK law by September 2005. Sipps are predicted to burgeon under...favouring an exemption that would leave SSASs and Sipps safe but it does mean introducing...
- News: New role for SSASs and Sipps.
- Magazine article from: Pensions Management March 1, 2004 700+ words
...self administered schemes (SSASs) and self-invested personal...Inland Revenue and the Treasury. SSASs, thought to be in danger of...no intention of killing off SSASs or the role of pensioneer trustees...implications for those administering Sipps, greatly increasing levels...
- In depth: Technical view - How can HMRC help Sipps and SSASs?
- Magazine article from: Pensions Week November 16, 2009 700+ words
...primarily on small self-administered schemes (SSASs) and self- invested personal pensions (Sipps). If I could provide five top tips for...Top tip 1 Remove the requirement for all SSASs and Sipps to complete an annual scheme return. Replace...
- Green Paper a bid to drum up support for stakeholder; AVCs, SSASs and SIPPs...
- Magazine article from: Money Management Bawden, Anna February 1, 2003 700+ words
...and plans to limit loans and property investments by self invested schemes will remove many of the incentives that SSASs and SIPPs hold (see SSAS survey). Such disincentives could favour further stakeholder takeup. But Graham Duckett, pensions...
- High Net Worth: News - Sipps - Friends Provident rejects future in SSASs,...
- Magazine article from: Pensions Management December 1, 2005 700+ words
...SSAS is only a small element of FP's business with only 276 SSASs currently on its books, but the company has decided its future...concentrate on post-A-day. "There are more opportunities in Sipps and we are looking at offering next year a level of Sipp functionality...
- Residential plea for Sipps and SSASs. (News Watch).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Money Marketing April 11, 2002 700+ words
...self-invested personal pensions and small self-administered schemes. It says residential property is a safe and appropriate investments for pension funds to own and the ban on residential property for Sipps and SSASs should be lifted.