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AI Summary of 787N. Qualifying overseas pension plans: relief for contributions.

This text outlines the provisions for tax relief on contributions to qualifying overseas pension plans for relevant migrants. Contributions made by or on behalf of members may qualify for relief, conditional on the submission of a contributions certificate. The relevant sections of existing pension legislation, including those addressing exempt approved schemes and personal retirement savings accounts, will apply, permitting recognition of these overseas plans as if they were based within the UK.

Furthermore, individuals who would typically meet the criteria for relevant migrant status may still be considered as such at the discretion of the Revenue Commissioners, despite not fulfilling all conditions, if deemed justified under the circumstances.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2023 - onwards
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787N. Qualifying overseas pension plans: relief for contributions.

(1) Where in any year of assessment, contributions are paid to any qualifying overseas pension plan -

(a) by a relevant migrant member of that plan, or

(b) by, or on behalf of, an employer in respect of an employee (within the meaning of Chapter 1) who is a relevant migrant member of that plan,

then, where the relevant migrant member has provided a certificate of contributions, relief for that year of assessment under the provisions of subsections (6), (7) and (8) of section 774 and section 778(1) of Chapter 1 (which relates to occupational pension schemes), or, as the case may be, section 787 of Chapter 2 (which relates to retirement annuities), or sections 787C, 787E, 787F or 787J of Chapter 2A (which relates to personal retirement savings accounts) or sections 787X, 787Z or 787AD of Chapter 2D (which relates to Pan-European Personal Pension Products) and shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to those contributions as if -