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		tebbers on June 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax... Not only that but you get significant tax relief on your £40k pension contributions (about £8k I think) so takehome plus pension is about £95k from the £100k initially.

nly on June 3, 2021 [–]

No, the £40K sacrifice (the max) would be from gross.

Tax 'relief' (it's a refund despite what anyone says) only applies if you pay from your post-tax income.

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