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Tax relief for pension contributions

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Personal Tax
Guidance

Tax relief for pension contributions

Produced by a Tolley Personal Tax expert
Personal Tax
Guidance
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The completion of boxes 1 to 4 at the top of page TR4 of the main tax return allows a taxpayer to claim tax relief on pension contributions made in the tax year.

Most contributions to registered pension schemes are paid net of basic rate tax relief (via a relief at source scheme), so the only additional relief sought by entry on the tax return is relief at higher rates of tax.

For Scottish taxpayers, relief at source is at the Scottish basic rate. From 2017/18 onwards, due to the divergence in the Scottish bands and rates from the rest of the UK, multiple bands need to be extended where pension contributions are paid to relief at source schemes. Scottish tax bands need to be extended for calculating tax on non-savings, non-dividend income. UK tax bands need to be extended for calculating tax on savings and dividend income of Scottish taxpayers. This is discussed further below.

Contributions are paid gross to occupational schemes that use a net pay arrangement.

For the meaning of a registered

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