Lump sums to individualsĪny remaining funds in a money purchase pension on the death of the original member, or a beneficiary who had inherited a pension, may be paid as a lump sum. There are special rules which dictate the death benefits available from contracted-out rights - see our technical guides on GMP and Section 9(2B) rights for more information. benefits paid under a 'guarantee period'.ongoing annuity payments where joint life annuity had been purchased by the member.Survivors may also be entitled to other death benefits associated with the member's pension, over which they have less control. Also, a lack of a nomination can sometimes restrict the options available to non-dependants. For example, not all schemes can facilitate income drawdown and very few DC schemes would allow a dependant's scheme pension. However, the options for individuals may be limited by what the scheme will allow. Individuals potentially have the choice of a lump sum, or a pension via income drawdown, a lifetime annuity or a dependant's scheme pension, whereas nominated charities and trusts can only receive lump sums. The choice is not necessarily all or nothing - the same pension pot may provide benefits in different ways. There is a range of ways in which death benefits can be provided for beneficiaries. Please see our 'Pensions and IHT' guide for more information, including how any potential IHT liability can be avoided. Due to the lack of discretion, this can sometimes have IHT consequences. * Nobody has discretion over who should receive death benefits from a Section 32 or Retirement Annuity Contract - instead, they're paid directly to the estate of the deceased or to named individuals. If the member had completed a nomination form (or made a letter of wishes), this will help them with their decision making. When an individual dies with funds in a money purchase pension scheme, the trustees or scheme administrators of a money purchase pension will normally* have discretion over who receives death benefits. Taxation of payments from the trust to a beneficiary.Jump to the following sections of this guide:
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Inherited drawdown allows unused pension savings to remain outside the beneficiary’s estate and continue to benefit from tax free investment growth.45% tax is deducted from lump sum death benefits which are paid to a trust on death after reaching age 75.Where the scheme member dies after reaching age 75, death benefits will be taxable upon the beneficiary.Death benefits where the scheme member dies before age 75 are typically tax free.Death benefits may be paid as a lump sum or as an income (normally via an annuity or inherited drawdown).
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