HMRC have published draft regulations making consequential changes to the tax rules for registered pension schemes, in relation to contracting out of the state second pension through a money purchase pension scheme, which was abolished from 6 April 2012.
The regulations relate to certain short service refunds, to ensure the contracting-out changes do not adversely affect pension schemes that contain rules reflecting the effect of the contracting out regime, but which have not yet amended their rules.
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