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How to deal with lump sum death benefit payments and what tax to deduct.
How you can lose your protected allowances on pension savings, how to avoid this and how to tell HMRC if you lose protection.
Find out how to become a pension scheme administrator if you're an individual, partnership or business.
Find out about the requirements for pension scheme administrators, insurance companies, members and employers and how to report them to HMRC.
Moving an individual's pension fund from one scheme to another and guarding against pension liberation.
A step by step guide to using the online service for pension scheme administrators and practitioners.
Find the residency status of your members to give them the right tax relief using relief at source.
If you're a pension scheme administrator find out how to apply to register a new pension scheme with HMRC or check the progress of submitted applications.
Newsletter 180, published by HMRC in April 2026 to update stakeholders on the latest news for pension schemes.
Submit an Event Report to HMRC to declare that a scheme has ceased to exist.
How to pay charges on payments from registered pension schemes and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
How to report a fund or asset transfer to a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) to HMRC using the managing pension schemes service.
Find out how to prepare, compile and submit a pension scheme return, as a pension scheme administrator or practitioner.
Most registered pension schemes have one or more trustees who act separately from the employer or anyone else who set up the scheme.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the online services for pension schemes.
Find out about the UK tax relief you can get on contributions to overseas pension schemes and how to claim it.
Newsletter 181, published by HMRC in May 2026 to update stakeholders on the latest news for pension schemes.
What you must do to be a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) and what you must report.
Find out how to provide the minimum level of pension that must be paid, depending on benefits a member has accrued and according to anti-franking legislation.
Find out how the ending of contracting-out affects pension entitlements, notifications and Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) calculations.
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