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  • Paying into private pension as a director via company account

    Hi, I have a private pension that was originally a workplace pension set up by my old employer. I've since gone solo and become a director of my own limited company. I now operate this pension as a private pension. Payments into the pension are not done through a workplace pension scheme (I am the only employee/director) or through PAYE, only making lump sum contributions each month via a direct debit from my business bank account. Do I need to fill in these contributions in my self assessment, in the "Contribute to personal pension or retirement annuity" section? Or will these payments be covered in my business expenses in my business tax return, because they came directly from the business account, rather than my personal account?