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Financial Planning Tips for Self-Employed Older Adults

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Earlier this year, a new Facebook group started in my 55+ community: a group for self-employed residents with small businesses including hair styling, dog-walking and grooming, airport drivers, real estate sales, website design, computer repairs, wood-working and crafts, and more. We are not alone. of net business income.

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Top 5 reasons to check your payslip

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It’s worth remembering that it’s an employee’s responsibility to check they’re on the right tax code, as it impacts how much tax they pay – whether it’s too much tax or too little. For the 2021/22 tax year (and through to 2025/26), the tax code for most people under 65 who only have one job or pension is 1257L.

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Retirement Research Results and Recommendations

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in an IRA and/or a 401(k) or similar employer retirement savings account) and earn higher pension and/or Social Security benefits, working longer delays the need to take withdrawals from retirement savings and see balances decline. Some older workers had reasons to continue working longer than planned (e.g.,

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Benefits on offer at Atradius

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Pension and group risk Trust-based defined contribution pension with 12% employer, 3% employee minimum contributions. Employer-paid, but employee can fund up to 10% if it means added affordability, for example a tax efficient electric vehicle. Work-life balance or family-friendly policies Childcare vouchers.

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Why are over-50s leaving the workforce?

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Pension freedoms introduced by the then chancellor George Osborne in 2015 also allowed some over-55s to draw on their retirement funds early. The pandemic also led to many wanting a change in lifestyle and more time at home. The number of people not working because of long-term sickness has shot up since Covid hit.

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

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These are also sectors with high levels of social contact where it’s not possible to work from home, so perhaps some older workers chose to resign out of fear for their health. This was driven by increases in the state pension age , which rose from 65 to 66 from 2019-20. Implications and policy challenges.

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Danielle Ayres: The changing face of flexible working

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Employers should speak to staff and finding out what works for them, asking whether they would prefer to work from home or from the office, and being open to conversations about money worries. Many employers also chose to have flexible working policies in place too.