401k contribution question

Hi,

I am planning on moving to the UK in the next few months as part of a intra-company move. I am told by my employer that I am still able to contribute to my company 401k plan but I was curious if contributions to a 401k plan count as a pension contribution for tax relief purposes.

Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

You can get UK tax relief on traditional 401k/IRA contributions per the US-UK Tax Treaty, provided that you were contributing to the plan before becoming a UK resident. If your employer hasn't arranged for the contributions to come out of your pre-tax (gross) salary, you might need to file a UK tax return at year end in order to claim the tax relief. There are some other threads on this board relating to pension contributions so have a look through the archives.