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These are newsletters issued on an ad hoc basis. They contain guidance on new PSO practice and procedures and legislation for taxpayers and their advisers.

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Update Number
Subject
Date
Pensions Update 161 (PDF 24K) Civil partners can qualify for survivor's benefit from 5 December 2005 3rd April 2006
Pensions Update 160 (PDF 28K) Revision to date when test for surplus additional voluntary contributions should be done 3rd April 2006
Pensions Update 159 (PDF 25K) A further easement regarding retained benefits 3rd April 2006
Pensions Update 157 (PDF 27K) Amended procedure for form 1(SF) 12th December 2005
Pensions Update 156 (PDF 19K) Amendments to rules, trust deeds or contracts 26 October 2005
Pensions Update 155 (PDF 23K) Actuarial Valuation reports Due before A-Day 16th September 2005
Pensions Update 154 (PDF 29K) Pre-A day avoidance 29th July 2005
Pensions Update 153 (PDF 155K) Permitted Maximum 29th March 2005
Pensions Update 152 (PDF 97K) Amendments to Overseas Transfers Practice 29th March 2005
Pensions Update 151 (PDF 92K) Revised Procedure for Claiming Tax Relief on Contributions to Overseas Pension Schemes (Corresponding Relief) 29th March 2005
Pensions Update 150 (PDF 98K) Pre A-Day Avoidance 29th March 2005
Pensions Update 149 Personal Pension Schemes 30 November 2004
Pensions Update 148 Overseas Secondment 22nd September 2004
Pensions Update 147 Fragmented lump sums 9th June 2004
Pensions Update 146 Personal Pension Schemes compliance with regulations 17 February 2004
Pensions Update 145 Last Pensions Update Issued on Paper 24th November 2003
Pensions Update 144 New Version of Model Rules (IMR2003) 27th March 2003
Pensions Update 143 Loans made by SSAS 25th March 2003
Pensions Update 142 Continuous Service 25th March 2003
Pensions Update 141 Amendments and Corrections to Guidance 20th March 2003
20th March 2003
Pensions Update 140 IR 76 Revisions for PPs When
the Employer is the Provider
17th March 2003
Pensions Update 139 IR76 Clarifications
and Updating Revisions
17th March 2003
Pensions Update 138 IR 76 Revisions on Stakeholders
and Contracting Out
17th March 2003
Pensions Update 137 Revised Maximum Funding Basis for Small Self Administered Schemes 11th March 2003
Pensions Update 135 Lump Sums 20th December 2002
Pensions Update 134 Changes to the Information
Requirements for Retirement Benefits Schemes
20th December 2002
Pensions Update 133 Definition of 'Definitive Documentation 5th July 2002
Pensions Update 132 Improper Transfers Trust Busting 17th May 2002
Pensions Update 131 Part-Time Employees 23rd April 2002
Pensions Update 130 Revisions to IR76 23rd April 2002
Pensions Update 128 Mailing List Subscription 5th March 2002
Pensions Update 127 Conversion of Chapter I Approved Schemes to Chapter IV Approved Schemes - New Part for PN 4th March 2002
Pensions Update 126 SSAS: Purchase of Annuities 4th March 2002
Pensions Update 125 Revisions to IR12 (2001) Practice Notes - in Connection with 'Concurrency' 4th March 2002
Pensions Update 124 Revised Maximum Funding Basis for Fully Insured Money Purchase Schemes 4th March 2002
Pensions Update 123 Personal Pension Schemes: Investments Including SIPPs 4th March 2002
Pensions Update 122 Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution Schemes 25th February 2002
Pensions Update 121 Transfers to Personal Pension Schemes 25th February 2002
Pensions Update 120 Low Normal Retirement Ages 25th February 2002
Pensions Update 119 Stakeholder Pension Schemes and Contracting-out 25th February 2002
Pensions Update 118 Personal Pension Schemes where the employer is the provider - Pensioneer Trustees 25th February 2002
Pensions Update 117 New Interim Deed Procedures 7th February 2002
Pensions Update 116 Revisions to IR76 (2000)
18 February 2002
Pensions Update 115 Revisions to Practice Notes IR12 (2001) 21st January 2002
Pensions Update 114 Revised Procedure for Claiming Tax Relief on Contributions to Overseas Pension Schemes (Corresponding Relief) 21st January 2002
Pensions Update 112 (PDF 25K) Lump Sum Certification for Transfers from Buy-out Contracts and Assigned Policies 18 December 2001
Pensions Update 111 (PDF 10K) Amendments and Corrections to Practice Notes IR12(2001) (PN) 18 December 2001
Pensions Update 110 (PDF 34K) Amendments to Definitions of Remuneration, Final Remuneration and Relevant Earnings 18 December 2001
Pensions Update 109 (PDF 26K) Transfers at or after Normal Retirement Date 29th October 2001
Pensions Update 108 (PDF 10K) Refund of Contributions Paid in Error 29th October 2001
Pensions Update 107 (PDF 20K) Discretion 1st October 2001
Pensions Update 105 (PDF 14K) Flexibility in Pension Provision 31st August 2001
Pensions Update 104 (PDF 16K) Occupational Pension Schemes -
Commutation of Trivial Pensions.
20th August 2001
Pensions Update 103 (PDF 13K) Occupational Pension Schemes -
Withdrawal of Interim Authorisation Procedure
20th August 2001
Pensions Update 102 (PDF 24K) Occupational Pension Schemes - Prohibition on transactions between tax approved occupational pension schemes and non approved top up schemes 2nd July 2001
Pensions Update 101 (PDF 15K) Occupational Pension Schemes - Continuous Service 2nd July 2001
Pensions Update 100 (PDF 18K) Abandonment of Schemes and Cancellation of Approval Ab Initio 18th June 2001
Pensions Update 99 (PDF 19K) Revisions to IR12(2001) 18th June 2001
Pensions Update 98 (PDF 19K) Time Limits for Pension Scheme Services Enquiries 18th June 2001
Pensions Update 97 (PDF 16K) Flexibility in Pension Provision -
Rule amendments
11th June 2001
Pensions Update 96 (PDF 18K) Conversion of Chapter I approved schemes to Chapter IV approved schemes 14th May 2001
Pensions Update 95 (PDF 33K) Old Pension Schemes and Pension Sharing on Divorce or Nullity 23rd April 2001
Pension Schemes Office Update 94 (PDF 14K) New Application Forms for Personal Pension Schemes (not Stakeholder Pension Schemes) 29th March 2001
Pension Schemes Office Update 90 & 91 (PDF 18K) Practice notes/Simplified Defined Contributions Schemes 23rd March 2001