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Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age

Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.

• What’s taxed

  You pay tax if your total annual income adds up to more than your Personal…

• What's tax-free

  You will not usually pay any tax if your total annual income adds up to…

• How your tax is paid

  The way tax is paid depends on the kind of pension you get, and whether…

• Tax when you live abroad

  If you live abroad but are classed as a UK resident for tax purposes, you…

• Higher tax on unauthorised payments

  You’ll pay up to 55% tax on payments from your pension provider if they…

Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get

• State Pension

  The earliest you can get your State Pension is when you reach your State…

• Personal and workplace pensions

  When you can take money from your pension pot will depend on your pension…

• Benefits

  The amount of money you get from any income-related benefits could be…

Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection

Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments

When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits

Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas

Workplace pensions - what employers have to do, automatic enrolment, ongoing duties, stakeholder pensions

Use form R91 if you're an insurer and a policyholder asks for their insurance benefits to be paid to them without tax being deducted.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs