- Worked examples
Five UK households.
Five picture changes.
What sonuswealth actually does is best seen in a household with real numbers.
Five examples - the pre-retiree, the early-career professional, the NHS
worker, the mid-career parent, the UK-resident with Indian assets. Names are
illustrative; the engine, the rules, and the maths are real and current to
May 2026.
Paul - 62 - pre-retirement - married
£812k SIPP. The April 2027 IHT deadline.
April 2027 unmitigated
£212,800
SIPP joins the joint estate above £1M allowances
→
After drawdown + gifts + charity
£12,800
94% reduction - same lifestyle
Paul and his wife have £1M of joint IHT allowances. From
April 2027 the £812k SIPP joins their estate, creating a £212,800
tax bill on the slice above. And if Paul dies after 75, his children also pay
income tax on the inherited pension at their marginal rates -
same pound, two layers. Sonuswealth modelled three drawdown paths; the chosen
one moves £580k out over four years (drawdown + 7-yr gifts +
10% charity allocation), bringing exposure to £12,800. Paul
took the printout to his accountant; signed off in one meeting.
Hannah - 28 - early career
Four forgotten pensions. One first home.
Today
£18,400
Across 4 ex-employer pensions - 1.2% fees
→
After consolidation + LISA
+£42,200
Extra at 60 - in today's money
Hannah remembered two pensions from her employer history; Sonuswealth walked her
through the Pension Tracing Service for the other two
employers - one match returned a £4,200 pot from her
gap-year job. We modelled LISA vs SIPP for her income and showed the 30-year
picture. One Saturday morning of paperwork. £1k/yr LISA bonus
unlocked toward her first home.
Niamh - 38 - NHS nurse - 50% off
"I thought I was behind." She wasn't.
Projected NHS pension at 60
£30,200 / yr
Band 7 - 36 yrs at 60 - 2015 CARE 1/54 - index-linked
=
Equivalent DC pot
≈£940k
4% SWR + 25% index-linked premium
Niamh thought she was behind because her £8,400 SIPP looked small. Sonuswealth
showed her projected NHS Band 7 pension at 60 is worth roughly £940k
as a DC equivalent - index-linked, guaranteed for life. She redirects
SIPP contributions to her children's Junior ISAs instead. £4.50/month
with NHS pricing.
Maya - 44 - marketing director
An afternoon of admin. £18k/yr in tax.
Effective tax leak today
£18,400 / yr
Bonus into the 60% trap (PA taper £100k–£125k) - ISA underused
→
After restructure
£3,100 / yr
Salary-sacrifice + ISA + JISAs - 20 yrs
Sonuswealth flagged tapered annual allowance risk before Maya's bonus hit, ran
the salary-sacrifice maths, and surfaced the unused ISA. Three signed forms,
one afternoon. Compounded over 20 years: £304,000 extra at
retirement, in today's money.
Raj - 41 - UK + India - UK-NRI - Phase 1 USP
UK ISA + SIPP + Indian NPS + NRE/NRO. One picture, at last.
Before sonuswealth
4 tools, 2 tax codes
UK app + Indian bank portal + NPS site + a spreadsheet that's always wrong
→
After
1 picture, both tax codes
UK-India DTAA modelled - GBP/INR toggle - everything live
Raj is UK tax resident, born in Mumbai, with NRE/NRO accounts, a Bangalore
flat, Indian mutual funds, and an NPS contribution. Sonuswealth's UK-NRI mode
natively models the UK-India Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, runs the UK
tax engine against his global position, and surfaced
£4,200 of UK tax leakage his previous setup was missing.
The only UK consumer tool that handles your Indian financial life
natively. Not bolted on. Not "in a later phase." Built in from day one.
These are worked examples - the engine, rules, and maths are real. The names and
exact figures are illustrative composites. Sonuswealth gives information and
guidance only, not regulated advice.