Refund of excess contributions lump sum meaning

Broadly speaking, tax applies to UK registered pension schemes in three different areas: the tax treatment of member and employer contributions, including any repayment of member contributions the tax treatment of assets held by the scheme, including the investment returns generated by those assets the tax treatment of benefits paid out by the scheme Where an individual participates in more than one registered scheme, the contributions paid to—and the benefits received from—each arrangement are combined and considered together when establishing that person’s overall tax liability. This Practice Note concerns registered private sector pension schemes. Public sector pension schemes are predominantly governed by separate legislation. Their tax position is broadly similar, though not invariably the same, as that which applies to registered private pension schemes...

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES ONLY TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note reviews the revisions occupational pension schemes adopted to their rules to mirror the pensions tax changes implemented by the Finance Act 2004 from 6 April 2006 (A‑day). It is not updated and is provided for background only. For more detail on the A‑day reforms, see Practice Note: The Finance Act 2004, A‑day and the pensions tax regime [Archived]. A-day-an overview The Finance Act 2004 (FA 2004), effective from A‑day, brought in a new, streamlined framework for taxing UK pension schemes. Before A‑day, schemes had to obtain and keep Inland Revenue (now His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)) exempt approval to secure favourable tax status. To secure and retain that exempt approval, the maximum benefits payable by schemes were constrained by HMRC‑set ceilings (the HMRC Limits). For additional context, see The pre A‑day pensions tax regime [Archived]. The Finance Act 2004 removed the former approval system and, in its place, required pension schemes to...

This Practice Note does not address or cover refunds of contributions where a member has died. For further details on these, please consult Practice Notes: Death benefits—final salary schemes and Death benefits—money purchase schemes. Within this Practice Note, any mention of 'trustees' equally refers to the manager of a registered pension scheme. In what circumstances can a refund of member contributions be made? A scheme can allow repayments of member contributions in a variety of situations. For example, where a defined benefit (DB) member has under three months' pensionable service, the current legislative framework gives that member no entitlement to have their pension benefits preserved within a DB occupational pension scheme. In such cases, it is also common for the scheme to provide that member with a repayment of their own contributions...