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Bereavement compensation information for when a service person's or veteran's death is predominantly caused by His Majesty's Armed Forces service on or after 6 April 2005.
Check what you need to do when taking lump sums so you know what's tax-free.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
This tax information and impact note affects beneficiaries of people who have died with pension savings in a registered pension scheme or non-UK pension scheme.
How to claim a refund in the current tax year on a death benefit lump sum payment.
You must provide information on flexible access, pension savings, relevant benefit crystallisation events, lump sum death benefits and overseas transfers.
Use form R185 (Pension LSDB) to provide a beneficiary information about a payment funded by a taxable lump sum death benefit.
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