Wednesday 5th December 2012
Commenting on measures in the Autumn Statement for high earners, David Kilshaw, partner at KPMG, said:
“High earners will not have been expecting much seasonal joy from the Chancellor – but the upshot has been slightly less bleak than feared.
“The reduction in pension pot tax relief was less severe than it could have been, and does not take effect straightaway. There has also been an unexpected rise in the Inheritance Tax threshold, albeit only 1% and not until 2015/16. With the threshold having been frozen for several years, this will be warmly greeted by many.
“There are plenty of anti-avoidance measures but on the whole the Chancellor was less Scrooge-like than many expected.”
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