TSEM5220 - Trusts for particular purposes: employment-related trusts - retirement benefits schemes and registered pension schemes

Pension scheme had approval (up to 5 April 2006)

If a retirement benefits scheme had tax approval, Trust Offices did not need to be involved. The tax office holding the employer’s file issued any SA returns that were required.

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Registered pension schemes (from 6 April 2006)

If the trust is a registered pension scheme. Trust Offices do not need to be involved. Pension Schemes Services will issue any Registered Pension Schemes Self-assessment Tax Returns that are required.

The instructions in the SA Manual are at ‘Returns/return issue/pension scheme returns’.

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Pension scheme had lost its approval (before 6 April 2006), or has ceased to be a registered pension scheme

All cases are proper to HMRC Trusts & Estates Nottingham.

In both cases they treat the pension schemes like an EFRBS (TSEM5300)

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Employer-financed retirement benefits schemes

The Trust Offices deal with employer-financed retirement benefits schemes