RPSM13102205 - Technical pages: Application of charges to non-UK schemes: Member payment charges and taxable property unauthorised payment charge: Example of attributing payments to relevant transfer fund and taxable asset transfer fund

Example of attributing payments to relevant transfer fund and taxable asset transfer fund

On 15 May 2008 Anneli transfers £200,000 from a relevant non–UK scheme (scheme B) to another relevant non-UK scheme (scheme C) which is a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme and also an investment–regulated pension scheme. Included in the amount transferred is a UK tax-relieved fund of £50,000 and a relevant transfer fund of £100,000. Her relevant transfer fund under scheme B is wholly made up of an amount transferred from a registered pension scheme (scheme A) so her taxable asset transfer fund under scheme B amounted to £100,000.

Anneli has a relevant transfer fund of £150,000 under scheme C, of which £100,000 is represented by her taxable asset transfer fund. She does not have a UK tax-relieved fund under scheme C.

On 28 May 2008 scheme C buys a taxable property for £200,000 which is held under Anneli’s arrangement. That is an unauthorised deemed payment and is treated as made partly out of her relevant transfer fund and her taxable asset transfer fund. It gives rise to a member payment charge (and surcharge) on £100,000 - the part of the purchase price referable to her taxable asset transfer fund. That £100,000 interest in the appropriated asset is treated as going into Anneli’s relevant transfer fund and her taxable asset transfer fund.

On 9 December 2009 scheme C sells the taxable property for £250,000. £100,000 of those proceeds are treated as forming part of Anneli’s relevant transfer fund and taxable asset transfer fund under scheme C. So her relevant transfer fund remains at £150,000 and her taxable asset transfer fund remains at £100,000.

On 1 October 2010 Anneli receives a lump sum payment of £50,000 from scheme C. That is treated as made out of her relevant transfer fund but not her taxable asset transfer fund. It gives rise to an unauthorised payment charge. Her relevant transfer fund is reduced to £100,000 and becomes made up wholly of her taxable asset transfer fund.

On 29 July 2012 scheme C uses the remaining £250,000 in Anneli’s arrangement to provide her with a pension. The first £100,000 is treated as made out of her relevant transfer fund and taxable asset transfer fund, but no unauthorised payment charge arises as it is not an unauthorised payment.





Glossary ( RPSM20000000)