PSI20.7.23 - Funding and Surpluses: Sections 601-2 ICTA 1988 - Payments Not Subject to Tax at 35% - Scheme Abandoned Before Approval


(This archived guidance relates to HMRC discretionary practice before the 6th April 2006. For current guidance on Registered Pension Schemes see the Registered Pension Schemes Manual)

In certain circumstances, a scheme working on interim documentation may be abandoned as if it had never existed. Because of the absence of approval, the 35% tax does not apply to any payment to the employer and the refund should be dealt with as described in PSI22.3.56.