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Help with pensions on your Self Assessment tax return

Find information on reporting income from pensions, pensions savings tax charges and claiming relief on pension contributions on your Self Assessment tax return.

Find out about tax relief on your private pension contributions and whether you need claim it in your Self Assessment tax return.

Helpsheet for filling in your tax return

Helpsheets provide information which can help you complete certain sections of your Self Assessment tax return.

鲍蝉别听迟丑别 Pension savings 鈥� tax charges (HS345)聽helpsheet to help you declare:

  • pension savings tax charges
  • taxable lump sums from overseas pension schemes

HMRC YouTube video

Watch a聽recorded webinar about other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return.

You will learn about:

  • declaring income from state and private pensions
  • tax reliefs, including paying into registered pension schemes and overseas pension schemes

Paper tax return

If you are completing a paper tax return, you may need to use聽supplementary page SA101聽to report pensions saving tax charges.

Updates to this page

Published 7 May 2025

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