Interface IPensionsReferenceDataProvider

Namespace

Payetools.Pensions.ReferenceData

Assembly

Payetools.Pensions.dll

Interface that classes implement in order to provide access to pensions reference data, i.e., rates and thresholds.

public interface IPensionsReferenceDataProvider

Methods

GetBasicRateOfTaxForTaxRelief(TaxYear, PayFrequency, int)

Gets the basic rate of tax applicable across all tax regimes for relief at source pension contributions, for the specified tax year. (As at the time of writing, one basic rate of tax is used across all jurisdictions in spite of the fact that some have a lower basic rate of tax.)

decimal GetBasicRateOfTaxForTaxRelief(TaxYear taxYear, PayFrequency payFrequency, int taxPeriod)

Parameters

taxYear TaxYear

Applicable tax year.

payFrequency PayFrequency

Applicable pay frequency. Only used if there has been an in-year change.

taxPeriod int

Applicable tax period. Only used if there has been an in-year change.

Returns

decimal

Basic rate of tax applicable for the tax year.

GetThresholdsForQualifyingEarnings(TaxYear, PayFrequency, int)

Gets the thresholds for Qualifying Earnings for the specified tax year and tax period, as denoted by the supplied pay frequency and pay period.

(decimal LowerLimit, decimal UpperLimit) GetThresholdsForQualifyingEarnings(TaxYear taxYear, PayFrequency payFrequency, int taxPeriod)

Parameters

taxYear TaxYear

Applicable tax year.

payFrequency PayFrequency

Applicable pay frequency.

taxPeriod int

Applicable tax period.

Returns

(decimal employeeTotal, decimal employerTotal)

A tuple containing the lower and upper thresholds for the specified pay frequency and point in time.