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What percentage will they tax her?



Hannes says:
20 January 2016 at 11:43

Hi Tim me and my wife got divorced last year and she is going to get her 50% of my pension fund,she is 62 years old what percentage would they tax her on?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
20 January 2016 at 12:31

Please make use of our Lump sum calculator to work out tax payable on the pension.

Hannes says:
20 January 2016 at 13:39

Tim thanks for the reply so this is how she will be taxed on her portion of 50%,and the fact that she is a pensioner?

TaxTim TaxTim says:
20 January 2016 at 21:00

Yes correct - there are special tax tables for retirement fund lumpsums. These are different to the normal tax tables for individuals.

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