Hello all,
A relative of mine will be made redundant soon.
After claiming the statutory relief, the 10160 relief and the 765 per year relief he is
still taxable on about 5000.
But there is also another relief of 10k which has 2 conditions as follows
If you are(A)
not a member of an occupational pension (Superannuation) scheme or if you(B)
irrevocably give up your right to receive a lump sum from the pension scheme, the basic exemption as outlined above can be increased by €10,000.
Also
If you are in an occupational pension scheme, this increased exemption of €10,000 is
reduced by the amount of:
- Any tax-free lump sum from the pension scheme to which you may be immediately entitled or
- The present day value at the date of leaving employment of any tax-free lump sum which may be receivable from the pension scheme in the future.
Now he is a member of a pension scheme so (A) does not apply.
He is thinking of part (B) . He thinks the present day value of his pension is 4000 so therefore his exemption will be 6000(10000-4000) which will cover the
5000 mentioned above.Therefore no tax.
But the fact it states that you irrecovably give up right to lumpsum is my query. Does he
give up all tax free status on
ALL of his lump sum
when he retires or does he give up tax free status
on just the 4000 which he used on calculation above for redundancy purposes. I have checked the revenue website and I cannot work it out.
Thanks