Additional information has been published for pension providers about the tax changes to Section 615 schemes from 6 April 2017.
This additional information supplements the guidance given in Pension Tax for overseas pensions and includes:
Income from pensions held overseas Lump sums from pensions held overseas Section 615 schemes
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Pension schemes newsletter 86 26 April 2017
HMRC’s latest pension schemes newsletter includes clarification on the contribution of assets to registered pension schemes, known as ‘in specie contributions’.
In specie contributions Over the past six months HMRC has received a number of requests to clarify their technical understanding of the contribution of assets to registered pension schemes. This method has become known as making an in specie contribution. The first article in the latest newsletter summarises HMRC’s view on the legislation and guidance. Scottish rate of Income Tax HMRC has received a number of queries from pension scheme administrators about the Scottish rate of Income Tax and how this affects registered pension schemes operating relief at source. They are planning to publish a newsletter on this subject in early May to update you on their work and progress to date including:
implementation timelines technical specifications
information on the enrolment process onto Secure Data Exchange Service information on the output that scheme administrators can expect from HMRC.
The newsletter is published by HMRC’s Pension Schemes Services to update stakeholders on the latest news for pension schemes. Topics also covered in this newsletter are:
Registration statistics Relief at source Lump sum death benefits – information requirements Pension flexibility statistics Lifetime allowance Contacting Pension Schemes Services Qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) Annual allowance scheme pays.
Pension schemes newsletter 86 – April 2017
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The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 27 April 2017
This consultation is mainly aimed at those administering and managing defined benefit multi-employer occupational pension schemes.
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