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Posted Thu, 23 May 2024 16:35:30 GMT by Heather Shepherd
For a non-earner (e.g. disabled person in receipt of benefits), the cap on tax relief is £2,880. But if they were to pay a large lump sum into a pension (e.g. from an inheritance), most providers default to claiming relief at source on all the monies. Whose responsibility is it to repay back the excess relief - the provider or the individual? I can see instructions on how the provider pays it back, but can't find anything about the individual repaying it. i.e. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pension-administrators-reclaim-tax-relief-using-relief-at-source
Posted Wed, 29 May 2024 11:37:05 GMT by HMRC Admin 19 Response
Hi,

The provider will claim it back from you in order to repay it back to HMRC.

Thank you.

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