C1C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C12C13C14C15C16C17C18Part 4Pension schemes etc

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. 4 modified (1.7.2008) (N.I.) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/256), regs. 1, 124(1) (with regs. 134, 258)

C12

Pt. 4 applied (21.7.2009) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 35 para. 18

C13

Pt. 4 modified (19.7.2011) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), Sch. 18 para. 14(3)

C14

Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (with application in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 1 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 22 para. 1(2)

C15

Pt. 4 modified (17.7.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)

C16

Pt. 4: power to amend conferred (17.12.2014) by Taxation of Pensions Act 2014 (c. 30), s. 4(3)

C17

Pt. 4 modified (15.9.2016) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), Sch. 4 para. 1

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Pt. 4 modified (15.9.2016) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), Sch. 4 para. 9(2)

C12C13Chapter 5Registered pension schemes: tax charges

Annual allowance charge

I1C2C11C10C12236C12Defined benefits arrangements: adjustments of closing value

1

This section applies for adjusting F3PE and LSE under section 234(5).

2

If, during the pension input period, the F4annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been reduced by having become subject to a pension debit, the amount of F5the reduction is to be added F6to PE or LSE.

3

If, during the pension input period, the F7annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been increased by the individual having become entitled to a pension credit deriving from the same or another registered pension scheme, the amount of F8the increase is to be subtracted F9from PE or LSE.

F14

F14In subsection (4A) “relevant outward transfer means a transfer relating to the individual of any sums or assets held for the purposes of, or representing accrued rights under, the arrangement so as to become held for the purposes of, or to represent rights under, any pension scheme that is—

a

a registered pension scheme, or

b

a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme,

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F114A

If there is a relevant outward transfer during the pension input period, then—

a

if condition A is met, and there has been a reduction in the annual rate of the pension or a reduction in the amount of the lump sum to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement, as a consequence (whether direct or indirect) of the relevant outward transfer, the amount of that reduction is to be added to PE or LSE, so far as that amount is reflected in the reduction in the value of benefits mentioned in paragraph (b) of condition A;

b

if condition A is not met but the annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been reduced by reason of the relevant outward transfer, the amount of that reduction is to be added to PE or LSE.

Condition A is that—

a

the relevant outward transfer (“the transfer”) takes place within a block transfer,

b

the value of the benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual under the arrangement has been reduced and the value of the benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual under the pension scheme mentioned in subsection (4) has been increased, as a consequence (whether direct or indirect) of the transfer,

c

the amount of that reduction is equal (or virtually equal) to the amount of that increase, and

d

the transfer is not part of an arrangement the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of which is the avoidance of tax.

5

F16In subsection (5A) “relevant inward transfer means a transfer relating to the individual of any sums or assets held for the purposes of, or representing accrued rights under, any pension scheme so as to become held for the purposes of, or to represent rights under, the arrangement F17....

C19F125A

If there is a relevant inward transfer during the pension input period, then—

a

if condition B is met, and there has been an increase in the annual rate of the pension or an increase in the amount of the lump sum to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement, as a consequence (whether direct or indirect) of the relevant inward transfer, the amount of that increase is to be subtracted from PE or LSE, so far as that amount is reflected in the increase in the value of benefits mentioned in paragraph (b) of condition B;

b

if condition B is not met but the annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been increased by reason of the relevant inward transfer, the amount of that increase is to be subtracted from PE or LSE.

Condition B is that-

a

the relevant inward transfer (“the transfer”) took place within a block transfer,

b

the value of the benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual under the arrangement has been increased, and the value of the benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual under the pension scheme mentioned in subsection (5) has been reduced, as a consequence (whether direct or indirect) of the transfer,

c

the amount of that increase in value is equal (or virtually equal) to the amount of that reduction, and

d

the transfer is not part of an arrangement the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of which is the avoidance of tax.

5B

For the purposes of Condition A in subsection (4A) and Condition B in subsection (5A)—

a

normal actuarial practice must be used when determining and comparing the amount of a reduction, and the amount of an increase, in the value of benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual,

b

the amount of a reduction or increase in the value of benefits to be paid to or in respect of the individual under the arrangement is the difference between the value of those benefits under that arrangement immediately before the transfer and immediately after the transfer, and

c

the amount of an increase or reduction in the value of benefits to be paid to or in respect of an individual under a pension scheme is the difference between the value of those benefits under that pension scheme immediately before and immediately after the transfer.

5C

In subsections (4A) and (5A)—

  • “block transfer” means a transfer which involves the transfer in a single transaction of all the sums or assets held for the purposes of, or representing accrued rights under, the arrangements under a pension scheme which relate to the individual and at least one other member of that pension scheme so as to become held for the purposes of, or to represent rights under, any pension scheme.

F135D

For the purposes of subsections (4A) and (5A), the annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been reduced or increased, as the case may be, “by reason of” a transfer of sums or assets only where that reduction or increase is solely attributable to the value of those sums or assets.

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If, during the pension input period, the annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been reduced by any surrender made in return for any other entitlement, any allocation made, or any similar action taken, pursuant to an option available to the individual under the arrangement, the amount of the reduction (to the extent that it is not reflected in an amount added under subsection (8A)) is to be added to PE or LSE.

8A

If, during the pension input period—

a

benefit crystallisation event 2 occurs in relation to the individual and the arrangement,

b

benefit crystallisation event 3 occurs in relation to the individual and the arrangement otherwise than by reason of a provision contained in, or made under, any enactment, or

c

benefit crystallisation event 6 occurs in relation to the individual and the arrangement by virtue of the individual becoming entitled to a pension commencement lump sum or a lifetime allowance excess lump sum,

the relevant amount is to be added to PE or LSE.

8B

In subsection (8A) “the relevant amount” is—

a

in the case of benefit crystallisation event 2, the annual rate of the pension to which the individual became entitled,

b

in the case of benefit crystallisation event 3, the increase in the annual rate of the pension, and

c

in the case of benefit crystallisation event 6, the amount of the lump sum.

8C

If, during the pension input period, an adjustment to the annual rate of the pension, or the amount of the lump sum, to which the individual would be entitled under the arrangement has been made in consequence of the scheme administrator satisfying a liability under section 237B in respect of the individual, if and to the extent that the adjustment is reflected in PE or LSE the amount of the adjustment is to be added to PE or LSE.

8D

But no amount is to be added under subsection (8C) by reason of an adjustment made in consequence of the scheme administrator satisfying a liability under section 237B F18in a case where—

a

the individual becomes actually entitled to all of the individual’s benefits under the pension scheme or benefit crystallisation event 5, 5A or 5B occurs in relation to the individual and the pension scheme, and

b

the adjustment takes place after the individual becomes so entitled or the benefit crystallisation event occurs.

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