Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist)

Times Top Rated Financial Adviser (Vouched For), Coach & NHS Pension Specialist. Founder of Seven Medical & Seven Stars Private Wealth

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

NEW: Following the issues with RPSS and PSS @BMA_Pensions have met with colleagues from NHSBSA. One of the many issues discussed has been difficulty accessing information. Ultimately we NEED annual allowance and related information in a self service portal (which was previously intended to be delivered in June 2020).

One frustration I have found personally is you don't always get what you ask for if phoning or emailing @nhs_pensions. So thankfully they have agreed to allow requests by specific codes, so hopefully you should get what you ask for first time (if its available). You don't have to use them, but if do it's more likely you will get what you actually want, first time!

Total Reward Statement = NHSP01
Manual pensions estimate = NHSP02
Pension Savings Statement = NHSP03
Remedial Pensions Savings Statement = NHSP04
05 'Service & Pay' Extract NHSP05 (format XLS or CSV)
(note NHSP05 currently excludes AA / scheme pays)

Some of these things are also available via other routes, i.e. TRS should be available on ESR (and in fact they can only send this to you if you previously viewed it). I will try and do a 🧵 explaining what they all are, what they show (and what they DONT show), and probably what we would all LIKE them to show (as none of the above are perfect!)... over the coming days or weeks; but in the meatime hopefully this should make it easier for those who need to request things like on demand pension statements etc etc.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

Planning ahead to avoid, mitigate or reduce the impact of IHT on your estate is NOT tax evasion.

Strategies are still available:

• Trusts
• Insurance policies
• Exemptions and Reliefs

Also re-distributing assets and switching property into the names of other family members can be an effective measure to avoid IHT.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

It is right to do so, because the CEV would be totally disproportionate value to the estate (ie hypothetical annuity value) given its market value PLUS there is no “pot” to pass down to beneficiaries on second death.

[Marcus Walker @WalkerMarcus]

“Gold-plated public sector pensions spared from Labour’s inheritance tax raid”

But of course they are. Labour is basically the political wing of the public sector. It explains why ‘working people’ does not include farmers or anyone on normal payroll.

https://t.co/diMatll0GB

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

@PJTheEconomist There is a major tax strategy here IMO, recovering lost LTA revenue by charging IHT on pensions.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

I don’t believe the govt have thought this one through, especially when they claim to be so focused on Service to Others.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

Having read through the proposals in the Inherited Pensions document, I have to say that this feels all to familiar to me and that @hmtreasury is attempting to clawback its LTA losses via this mechanism.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

@hmtreasury delivering a first class state education by the 1st January 2025!

[HM Treasury @hmtreasury]

Every child should have access to a high-quality education.

From 1 Jan 2025, VAT will apply to all education, training and boarding services provided by private schools.

This money will help us to invest more in state education, improving standards and opportunities for all.

[Emily Pool DipPFS AIPW @HappyPlanetFP]

So if all children who go to tax-payer funded schools are now getting a free breakfast - not means-tested - does this mean ALL children inc. at indy schools are also in scope? Surely this is discrimination? There are many much wealthier state school parents.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

So does this mean members will need to submit an IHT return to PSAs and they become responsible for the correct payment of tax on the fund?

There was a reason AA was subject to Self Assessment.

This seems ridiculous.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

The age old debate about sheltering funds in tax advantaged vehicles vs enjoying our wealth when we are young and healthy enough to do so.

It’s a great problem to have - is it not?

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

Pensions should be used as income when people are retired. Tax regimes shouldn't incentivise people not to use it for what it's intended because they're trying to pass on inheritance. From perspective of both pensioner living standards and not fuelling inequality this is good.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

Likely to be challenged by HMRC but there are precedents of this working. Often the issue will be the current payments out are small salary and then dividends. However, dividends aren't remuneration in the eyes of HMRC and so you couldn't swap dividends for school fees.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

The parents paying private school fees will feel the pinch, especially when considering the net effect of grossed up income needed to cover a 20% increase in fees, on a tax threshold which doesn’t thaw out until 28/29.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

Discussion with an accountant @PhilHarnby suggests the following:

- can potentially expense this as a p11d if you can claim it is part of a remuneration package. However, this would likely need to be treated as a salary pre transfer to the business paying the school fees.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

@DavidPenneyPRW Are Pilot Trusts dead in the water?

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

On point @DrSteveTaylor

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

@nick_grundy NHS Pension Scheme

‘Interesting’ that it runs a surplus of over £4.6bn per year

NHS staff with their ‘golden’ pensions costing the country £Millions. Well it appears not to be the case 🤔

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

The graph says it all.

Support NHS 💙

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The clear & record dissatisfaction in the NHS is not simply due to a once-in-generation pandemic👇

The NHS IS its staff

RT if you want to fix #waitinglists (similar graph)-need to FIX recruitment & retention. #PayRestoration @wesstreeting @VictoriaAtkins

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

@The_Gusman @goldstone_tony @ifs Some of do and we will keep pushing for you.

[Rachael Hall (NHS Pension Specialist) @hall_nhs]

Take a look at the pay trends @goldstone_tony @ifs reporting on and then read the article which featured in the BMJ recently.

A LTFT contract in the NHS is equivalent of a FT contract in the private sector - this is not progress!

Who is looking after the health and wellbeing of the people looking after us??

Clearly nobody right now.

It’s a disgrace.

Support your 💙NHS.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

1/ Important NEW report from @TheIFS

Shows that doctors pay eroded more than all other public sector workers (vs private sector has recovered).

They have used 2010 as a start date in the chart below, not the start of austerity.... doing so significantly increases pay loss