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Published on: 4. February 20203. December 2020

How retirement income and pension increases can be designed at an early stage

In the last up to more than 35 years, people’s parties have more than halved the statutory net pension level. The cost of an equally high funded pension in safe government bonds has approximately tripled as a result of political decisions. subscribers of Basic income support – most of which is not applied for by […]

Published on: 13. January 20203. December 2020

Save taxes on capital payments under the company pension scheme (bAV), severance payments and after active partial retirement

– How to design more retirement income and pension increases early on ? “He who does not work should not eat” (Franz Müntefering, 09.05.2006) In the last up to more than 35 years, people’s parties have more than halved the statutory net pension level. The cost of an equally high funded pension in […]

Published on: 16. May 2019

Why private basic pensions often lead to losses for policyholders

A marketing expert remarked: “The best marketing agency is in Berlin – that is, the government”. First came the Riester pension with subsidised allowances, then the increasingly tax-deductible basic pension – also known as the Rürup pension. One financial services provider said: “The shift from state to private retirement provision is a growth market for […]

Published on: 18. September 20183. December 2020

Occupational pension schemes do not prevent poverty in old age

– How will the severance pay for company pension schemes (bAV) be subsidised from 01.07.2016? – As of July 1, 2016, the severance payment of pension commitments on occupational pension schemes will be classified as pension benefits by the umbrella organisations of the social security system, Section 229 SGB V. This means that neither unemployment […]

Published on: 21. February 20182. December 2020

Additional financing of company pension schemes (bAV) subject to wage tax

When do employees face a double insolvency risk with occupational pension schemes and additional tax burdens? The subject of the BMF letter of 6 December 2017 (IV C 5 – S 2333/17/10002; DOK 2017/0989084) is, among other things, also the future treatment of incorrectly structured company pension scheme (bAV): Accordingly, special payments by the employer […]

Published on: 10. January 2018

Lawyer warns against occupational pension liability cases due to mini interest

In a letter dated 28 September 2017, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) dealt with the future treatment of incorrectly designed contracts for occupational pension schemes (bAV). According to this, special payments by the employer in the event of calculation errors by the occupational pension scheme provider are liable to pay wage tax for employees. […]

Published on: 10. January 2018

Occupational pension provision – to be used with caution

The Federal Minister of Finance (BMF, letter dated 28.09.2017 – draft dated 04.10.2017) announced the future treatment of incorrectly structured occupational pension schemes (bAV): According to this, special payments by the employer in the event of calculation errors by the provider are liable to pay income tax for employees. Employers and employees are thus doubly […]

Published on: 9. August 2017

Is the Riester pension really safe?

If the Federal Council does not yet apply the emergency brake, the Occupational Pensions Reinforcement Act will enter into force on 1 January 2018. In this context, the Riester pension will also be upgraded. During the savings phase, the basic allowance increases from 154 to 175 euros per year. For company Riester pensions, the SV […]

Published on: 18. May 2017

Repay fixed-interest loans early

When selling real estate, the bank loans are usually repaid by the seller so that the property can be transferred unencumbered in the land register – with the existing encumbrances, the property would normally be unsaleable. The repayment of the loans is seen – merely – as a precondition for the bank to release the […]

Published on: 15. March 201711. January 2021

Employers are still liable for their commitments to employees

When pension funds cut their own benefits For years, there have been more and more reports about the reduction of benefits in pension funds, life insurance companies and pension funds. Responsible actuaries, actuaries, are increasingly worried there. And rightly so, because employers could take recourse against these experts in matters of occupational pension calculation. After […]

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