How to enter lump sum payments into personal pension on self assessment return

Enigmaman
Enigmaman Posts: 298 Forumite
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I am unsure as to how to handle payments into my personal pension on my self-assessment return.

I made regular monthly contributions plus a couple of slightly larger one-off contributions.
Is this what this box is talking about? 

"Total of any 'one-off' payments to registered pension schemes included in the 'Payments to registered pension schemes where basic rate tax relief will be claimed by your pension provider'? 

Should I enter anything in this box?

Or enter nothing and put the whole figure in the box below: 

"Payments to registered pension schemes (also known as PPR) where basic rate tax relief will be claimed by your pension provider (called 'relief at source'). Enter the payments and basic rate tax:"


Comments

  • Nomunnofun1
    Nomunnofun1 Posts: 555 Forumite
    500 Posts Name Dropper
    You enter the irregular contributions in the ‘one off’ box and the regular payments in the other box. 

    There is a good reason for this. HMRC will assume that the regular payments will continue. If you put the one-off payments in the regular payments box they will assume that they will recur also. Not what you want!
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