Chapter IHTM17071

Published date20 March 2016
Record NumberIHTM17071
CourtHM Revenue & Customs
IssuerHM Revenue & Customs

The right to a death benefit from a pension scheme is often transferred irrevocably to a discretionary trust. Many pension providers have standard documents to put this into effect. This type of transfer or assignment is a lifetime transfer at the date of transfer and can result in a lifetime transfer of value if the scheme member is in ill-health at the time.

Not all cases though involve irrevocable transfers. Where a trust is:

  • only one of the potential beneficiaries, even if nominated in a letter of wishes, and
  • the pension provider retains the right to make a payment at its discretion

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