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Free tool · Trinidad & Tobago · 2026

You are already paying this tax.
Some of it can come back.

Tell me what you earn and I will show you what is coming out of your pay right now, and what a registered annuity would change. You do not need your TD4. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.

1

What do you earn?

Your pay before anything is taken out. If you get a payslip, use the gross figure (that is your pay before tax).

$
What is happening to your pay right now
You earn
$0
a year
NIS taken out
$0
 
Income tax
$0
 
Health surcharge
$0
a year — an annuity does not change this
2

Three quick questions

These decide how much room you actually have, and whether a second route is open to you. Answer what you know — leave the rest as no.

Do you own a company, or would your employer consider funding a plan for you?
A company can fund a plan under section 134(6). A sole trader trading in their own name does not qualify — it needs a company.
Are you in a pension or savings plan at work?
Sometimes called a provident fund or superannuation plan
$
Do you already have an annuity?
An approved deferred annuity you are already paying into
$
Do you know the exact tax taken off your pay last year?
It is on your TD4. If you don't know, I assume it was deducted correctly
$
$0 of room left before you reach the $60,000 limit that NIS, work pensions and annuities all share
NIS Work pension Annuity you have New registered annuity Better held unregistered
Past this point, split it across two plans
Registered
$0
a year
Unregistered
$0
a year
No tax deduction — but no lock-in either. It does not have to mature between 50 and 70, and you are not penalised for reaching it early. Straightforward retirement saving.
3

What if you put money aside?

Type an amount, or drag the slider to try different figures. This money stays yours — it goes into your own retirement plan, not to the government.

$
$0a year in total
What you get back
$0
Move the slider above to see what comes back to you.
Your tax now
$0
Your tax with the annuity
$0
You put aside
$0
 
It really costs you
$0
 
Each $1 costs you
 
Your tax rate
25%
 
Show me the working
LineNowWith annuity

And when it pays out, it is tax-free

Since 1 January 2026 the income from an approved deferred annuity is exempt from income tax when it matures. Relief going in, no tax coming out — but the exemption has conditions worth knowing before you sign anything.

You buy it yourself
Purchased by, and payable to, a resident of Trinidad & Tobago. A plan your employer owns does not qualify.
It matures between 50 and 70
Outside that window the payout is legal but loses the exemption.
You keep it to maturity
Cash it in early and the whole sum is taxable.
Plans you already have count
Approved before, on or after 1 January 2026 — an existing policy qualifies.
Finance Act 2026, passed 10 June 2026, effective 1 January 2026, amending the Income Tax Act Chap. 75:01.

Worth a conversation?

If the number above got your attention, the next step is working out what actually fits your situation — your age, your existing plans, and when you want it to mature. A conversation costs nothing.

How exact is this? NIS is a step table based on your earnings class, so for a regular wage over a full year it is exact, not an estimate. The income tax and the deduction limit are exact. What I assume is that the tax on your pay was deducted correctly, unless you told me otherwise, and that you worked the full year. Irregular earnings, part-year work or self-employment will differ.

Where the numbers come from.

Please read. This shows the income tax effect of a deduction. It is not a tax return, not tax advice, and not a projection of what an annuity will be worth. You cannot get back more tax than was taken off your pay. Health surcharge is not reduced by an annuity. Confirm your own position with the Board of Inland Revenue or a qualified adviser before acting. Kyron Marchan is a registered insurance agent with TATIL & Tatil Life.