Free CeMAP 1 Quiz Test Unit 1 Topic 9

Unit 1 Topic 9

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What is the HIGHEST rate of tax relief in total that can be granted to personal pension contributions?

20%

100%

40%

45%

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Excluding any employer’s contribution, what is the MAXIMUM percentage of UK earnings that an employee can contribute to a personal pension plan?

100%

78%

40%

25%

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A client’s personal pension plan fund at retirement is £150,000. What is the MAXIMUM available as a tax-free cash sum?

£24,000

£37,500

£40,000

£32,000

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Which of these statements is INCORRECT in relation to an ISA?

Joint ISAs can now be taken under the new rules

The maximum contribution per tax year is £20,000.

Dividends paid into an ISA are paid without deduction of income tax

Growth of the fund is tax free in the hands of the investor

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After taking the tax-free cash sum, a personal pension plan holder would often use the balance of the fund to buy:

an annuity

A pension income bond

Compulsory retirement contract

A FSAVC

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The open market option enables the plan holder to:

have more than one personal pension plan with different providers, in order to get the best returns.

move the accumulated fund at retirement to the provider which will provide the best annuity rate.

accumulate his fund with one provider but get personal pension term assurance from another.

move his pension fund between providers in order to get the best investment return before retirement.

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If a customer is contributing to an occupational pension scheme and wishes to also start a stakeholder pension, what is the maximum amount of income per annum that they can have earned in the last year?

£17,010

£3,600

£24,300

No limit

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Which one of the following is TRUE of the tax relief available for an individual’s contribution to a personal pension plan?

Nil rate taxpayers cannot receive tax relief on contributions

They will receive basic rate tax relief up front and any higher rate relief via self-assessment

They will receive tax relief up front at their marginal rate

Relief is restricted to 10% for starting rate taxpayers

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How is the income from a pension taxed in retirement?

As investment income

As earned income

It is tax free

As unearned income

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Julia is a higher rate taxpayer. She understands that she pays her pension contributions net of tax relief to the product provider and has to reclaim the remainder from HMRC. At what rate is this additional relief reclaimed from HMRC?

22%

40%

18%

20%

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Colin is paying £100 per month to the cash element of an ISA in this tax year. He is considering using the equities element to the ISA. What is the maximum additional amount he can pay into the ISA this tax year?

£20,000

£18,800

Nil

£3,600

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Which one of the following items would usually be used to calculate the maximum permitted contribution payable to a personal pension plan?

Class 1 NIC record

UK earnings

Date of birth

Employee’s highest rate of income tax

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Which one of the following items would usually be used to calculate the maximum permitted contribution payable to a personal pension plan?

Date of birth

Employee’s highest rate of income tax

Class 1 NIC record

UK earnings

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