Halifax Share Dealing SIPP Benefit form - income drawdown and lump sum payments Please complete this form if you want to access your pension and take benefits as a lump sum or income drawdown. If you want to take an annuity please use the SIPP benefit form annuity purchase for this. Taking benefits from your pension is an important decision. We recommend that you take advice from a regulated financial adviser before making your decision. Pension Wise You are also entitled to free, impartial guidance on your options from the Government-backed Pension Wise service. You can access this online at www.pensionwise.gov.uk, over the telephone from The Pensions Advisory Service or face-to-face through the Citizens Advice Bureau. To book a telephone or faceto-face meeting, call Pension Wise on 030 0330 1001. This is not a substitute for full, regulated financial advice. Please use BLOCK CAPITALS only and blue or black ink, ticking boxes where appropriate. If you would like a copy of this, or any other item of our literature, in large print, Braille or audio format, please contact us on 03457 22 55 25 or by email at hsdlsipp@sippdeal.co.uk This benefit form must be completed if you wish to: Start drawing benefits from your SIPP as a tax free lump sum (pension commencement lump sum) and flexi-access drawdown. Add additional uncrystallised funds to your existing income drawdown fund (capped or flexi-access), to enable you to take a further pension commencement lump sum and/or to increase your pension income Crystallise new funds as a taxable lump sum, also known as an uncrystallised funds pension lump sum. Please ensure that all relevant sections of this form are fully completed and that there is sufficient cash in your SIPP cash account to pay the benefits requested. Failure to provide relevant information or insufficient cash will delay the payment of benefits. Changing income levels If you are already drawing benefits from your SIPP and simply wish to alter the frequency or amount of pension you are already receiving, or alternatively wish to receive a one-off pension payment then please write to us confirming the details. Do not complete this form. Converting to flexi-access drawdown If you are already drawing benefits under capped drawdown and wish to move to flexi-access drawdown, please complete our capped to flexi-access drawdown conversion form. Do not complete this form. Evidence of age To allow us to complete your instructions, we will use age verification systems to confirm your date of birth. If our searches are unable to verify your age we will request further evidence from you which may include a copy of your birth certificate or your marriage certificate if applicable. We will need to complete this verification before any benefits can be paid. Alternatively, you can send us a copy of your current signed passport or driving licence, showing your date of birth and full name. Copies MUST be certified by an independent person (not a family member), who must also provide their full name, address and daytime contact telephone number. Please complete and return this form to The Halifax Share Dealing Administration Team AJ Bell Management Limited Trafford House Chester Road Manchester M32 0RS Please confirm the following by ticking the relevant boxes: 1. Advice received I have received advice from a regulated financial adviser on my chosen benefit option I have received guidance on my benefit options from Pension Wise
2. Points to consider before taking benefits It is important that you consider and understand the risks associated with the type of benefits you wish to take from your SIPP. Please read the following questions and answer / as appropriate. Please also read and consider the risk statements which follow each question before completing the rest of this form. Please note that you must complete this section for us to be able to process your benefits. Do you understand the amount of tax you are going to pay when you take money out of your SIPP? Other than any tax free lump sum, payments you take from your SIPP are subject to income tax. You may have to pay a significant amount of tax if you make large withdrawals in a short period of time. Are you aware that once money is taken out of your SIPP it loses a number of tax advantages and limits will apply to what you can pay back in? Cash and investments held within your pension benefit from significant tax advantages when compared with cash and investments you hold outside pensions. Is the SIPP your main source of income in retirement (excluding the state pension)? Taking more from your SIPP than the amount by which your investments grow after charges will mean your SIPP falls in value and could run out. This will mean you have to rely on other sources of income for the rest of your retirement. Is it important to you that the income you receive is secure? The pension you receive from your SIPP is not fixed nor guaranteed for life. If security of income is important to you then an annuity may be a better option. Are you married or do you have a partner or dependant who might outlive you? Your SIPP can provide pension and lump sum benefits to others after your death. When thinking about how much to take out you should consider whether others may be relying on your SIPP after your death. Have you compared the charges you will pay with those that might apply if you chose a different retirement option or pension provider? The charges you pay will vary between different retirement options and pension providers. It is important to have considered the charges across a range of options before taking benefits. Are you aware that creditors may have less of a call on the money held inside a pension than if the money is taken out? If you ever experience significant debt problems any persons you owe money to may have more rights to your funds once they have been taken out of the pension. Do you understand the impact taking money out of a pension may have on any means-tested benefits you may receive? If you are entitled to means-tested benefits (e.g. pension credit or housing benefit) you should check with benefits agencies whether your entitlement may be affected by taking money out of your pension. Have you been approached by someone encouraging you to take money out of your pension for investment purposes? Scams exist that can lead to the total loss of your investment. If you have been encouraged to take funds out of your pension to invest you should make sure you know that it is not a scam. Do you have any health or lifestyle factors that might entitle you to an enhanced annuity? Your health and lifestyle may mean you are eligible for an annuity offering higher payments. The payments you can take from your SIPP are not enhanced because of health or lifestyle factors. Future pension contributions Once you access your pension benefits the amount you can contribute to all money purchase pensions each year, including your SIPP, and receive tax relief on those contributions, may be reduced. If you only take one or more of the following types of benefit you will continue to have an annual allowance of 40,000 pension commencement lump sum purchase a lifetime annuity that cannot decrease in value take income under capped drawdown
If you take any of the following types of benefits your annual allowance will be reduced to 10,000 take taxable income from your fund that is not capped drawdown purchase a lifetime annuity that can decrease in value If you want to make large contributions in the future you should carefully consider how you access your benefits. I have read and understood all of the above questions and risk statements. Having considered the risks I confirm that I wish to proceed with my application for benefits (please tick). I have read and understood the benefits guide for The Halifax Share Dealing SIPP I have read and understood the charges and rates for The Halifax Share Dealing SIPP Please provide the following information about yourself. 3. Personal details Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr/other) Surname Forename(s) Permanent residential address Date of birth Account number Town County Post code This is the date we will use to calculate your benefits. We will write to you separately when benefit payments will commence. Please note we cannot back date the start date for your benefits. 4. Benefit options Please select how you would like to take your benefits from the following two options, completing the relevant information: 1) Take benefits from all, or only a part, of the uncrystallised funds in your SIPP as drawdown Please choose this option if you wish to take a tax free lump sum (pension commencement lump sum) now, and use the remainder of the fund to provide an income either now or at a later time. Complete the amount, or percentage, of your SIPP that you wish to take benefits from (select one option only) a. all of your fund b. a set amount of your fund c. a percentage of your fund This amount, or percentage, must be the total of the amount to be applied to provide a pension and the amount of any pension commencement lump sum linked to that pension. Please do NOT enter only the percentage to be taken as a pension commencement lump sum. Please tick one of the following four options and complete the details as appropriate. 1) Pension commencement lump sum only 2) Pension commencement lump sum and one-off flexi-access drawdown payment Amount of one-off payment: Maximum (whole of fund) or other before tax 3) Pension commencement lump sum and regular flexi-access drawdown You receive a pension commencement lump sum (if applicable) and the remainder of your fund is designated to provide an income by way of flexi-access drawdown. Income required before tax to be paid monthly quarterly half-yearly annually 4) Pension commencement lump sum and capped drawdown This option is only available if you have an existing capped drawdown arrangement in place on 5 April 2015. You receive a pension commencement lump sum (if applicable) and the remainder of your fund is designated to provide an income by way of flexi-access drawdown. Maximum income allowed by HMRC under capped drawdown or other before tax to be paid monthly quarterly half-yearly annually
2) Crystallise new funds as a taxable lump sum (uncrystallised funds pension lump sum) All of my uncrystallised fund or or of my crystallised fund This option is only available if you have sufficient available lifetime allowance. It is not available if you hold enhanced or primary protection together with lump sum protection 5. Payment details Please provide details of the bank/building society account to which you wish your income and pension commencement lump sum (if any) to be paid. Name of bank/building society Branch address Account number Sort code Town County Roll number Post code Account in the name of Account type Important notes: If you have received a P45 from your previous employment, please forward this to us with this form and where permitted we will use this to apply the correct tax code for your pension. If you do not have a P45, we are legally obliged to use the emergency tax code on a Month 1 basis. We will advise our Tax Office who will in turn contact your Tax Office to confirm your correct tax code. We can only change your tax code if instructed to do so by HMRC. You may wish to contact your Tax Office to expedite the correct tax coding notice. Your pension commencement lump sum payment will be paid via BACS, which will take four working days. You can receive the lump sum more quickly by choosing to make this payment by CHAPS (same day transfer). If you wish to do this, please tick here (there is a one-off charge of 25 + VAT for this). 6. Protection a) Have you registered for enhanced, primary, fixed (2012 or 2014) or individual protection? If, you must also complete our separate Transitional protection and insufficient lifetime allowance form and send this to us together with your completed benefit form and a copy of your protection certificate from HMRC. b) Do you have a protected pension age? If, what is the protected pension age? 7. Available lifetime allowance Do you have sufficient unused lifetime allowance (in other words is your unused lifetime allowance more than the value of the benefits being crystallised under your SIPP)? If, you must also complete our separate Transitional protection and insufficient lifetime allowance form and send this to us together with your completed benefit form
8. Death benefit nomination If you are not withdrawing your entire pension fund, please complete this section to ensure your beneficiaries can receive death benefits in as flexible a way as possible. Our SIPP nomination and expression of wishes guide provides help on completing this section. The nomination below ensures that as wide a range of people as possible are eligible to receive death benefits. Please note that if you are unsure about the implications of making the nomination and related expression of wishes or would like any advice about the effect of doing so, you should consult a financial adviser or other appropriately qualified professional. mination In the event of my death, I nominate all of my Eligible Benefits Recipients (as defined in the scheme trust deed and rules) as the persons to whom the scheme administrator should consider allocating any death benefits arising under the above arrangements. Expression of Wishes In the event of my death, my wishes are that you consider allocating any death benefits from my SIPP between my Eligible Benefits Recipients as follows: Total 100 te: If you wish to nominate a trust to receive the death benefits payable from your SIPP, please ensure you provide full details of the trust in the full name section, i.e. The ees of the <Name of > established on <date>. 9. Customer s declaration and undertaking I hereby request and consent to the payment of benefits as set out in this form and agree that: a) It is my responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient cash within my SIPP to pay benefits as they fall due. b) The basis used for valuing investments held under my SIPP for benefit crystallisation purposes will be determined by the scheme administrator, taking into account HMRC requirements. In particular, I understand that the value used for some types of investment (e.g. UK quoted stocks and shares) for this purpose may be different to that shown on my valuation statements. I declare that: i) The information contained in this form and any supporting information contained in the Transitional protection and insufficient lifetime allowance form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, complete and not misleading. ii) As a consequence of payment of the pension commencement lump sum requested by this form (if any), the amount of contributions paid by me, or on my behalf, to any registered pension scheme is not, and will not be, significantly greater than it would otherwise have been. iii) I agree that I will indemnify the scheme administrator against any liability to pay any tax or other charges which arise out of the provision of false or misleading information. iv) I understand the risks associated with taking benefits, as set out in The Halifax Share Dealing SIPP benefits guide. If you have any doubts whatsoever about which option is most suitable for you then please contact a regulated financial adviser or the Government s Pension Wise guidance service. We cannot provide you with any advice. Name Date Signature
AJ Bell Management Limited is the Scheme Administrator of the Halifax Share Dealing SIPP. AJ Bell Management Limited is registered in England. 3948391. Registered Office: Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester M32 0RS. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and on the FCA register under FCA register number 211468. Sippdeal ees Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of AJ Bell Management Limited, registered in England. 4050222. Registered Office: Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. Sippdeal ees Limited does not conduct any regulated activities, and is, therefore, not regulated. Dealing and stock broking administration services are provided by Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Registered in England and Wales no. 3195646. Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2RG. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, 25 The rth Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS under registration number 183332. A Member of the London Stock Exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved ISA Manager. 1/338797-8 (06/15)