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tax relief on buy back added years

dazzles
dazzles Posts: 37 Forumite
edited 27 January 2012 at 7:45AM in Cutting tax
Can anyone offer advice? I am a recently ,early retired, teacher who elected to buy added years (enhanced pension) in a lump sum. I have also been paying for added years through salary for some years, which was deducted monthly before tax. Can anyone advise If I am entitled to Tax
relief on the lump sum paid ? HMRC do not seem to be too sure on this.
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  • thenudeone
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    If the scheme is set up so that contributions are normally taken off pay before tax is calculated, and these extra contributions were paid another way (eg: by cheque) then - yes - you will be able to claim the tax back on the contribution.
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