Lump sum benefit
Please complete a separate form for each lump sum payment
8
Was a lump sum payable under a pension scheme or
a personal pension policy as a result of the
deceased’s death?
No
Yes
If No, go to question 17
9
Was the lump sum payable to the deceased’s personal
representatives because there was no one else to
receive the payment?
No
Yes
If Yes, go to question 15
10
Was the lump sum payable to the deceased’s personal
representatives because it contained an element of
protected rights?
No
Yes
If Yes, go to question 15
11
Could the deceased, right up to their death, have signed
a binding ‘nomination’ which obliged the trustees of the
pension scheme to make a payment to a person
nominated by the deceased?
No
Yes
If Yes, go to question 15
12
Was it at the trustees’ discretion to choose who should
receive the lump sum?
No
Yes
13
Name of the pension scheme or title of the personal
pension policy from which the lump sum was paid
14
Is the scheme or policy registered by HM Revenue
and Customs for Income Tax purposes?
No
Yes
15
Amount of the lump sum payment
£
Include this amount in form IHT400, box 56,
unless you answered Yes to question 12
16
Name of the person who received the lump sum
payment and their relationship to the deceased
Transfers of and changes to pension benefits
17
Did the deceased, within the 2 years before they died,
transfer or dispose of any benefits payable under
a pension scheme or personal pension policy?
No
Yes
18
Did the deceased, within the 2 years before they died,
make any changes to the benefits to which they were
entitled under a pension scheme or personal
pension policy?
No
Yes
If you answered No to both questions 17 and 18,
go to question 22
19
Name of the pension scheme or title of the personal
pension policy
20
Is the scheme or policy registered by HM Revenue
and Customs for Income Tax purposes?
No
Yes
21
Date(s) the benefit was nominated, appointed, assigned,
transferred or changed DD MM YYYY
Please provide details of the transfer or the changes
made to the benefits on page 15 of IHT400
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