http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/1/section/579CBIncome Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003An Act to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to income tax on employment income, pension income and social security income; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-29Expert Participation2026-07-15 Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003s. 452(2)(aa)Finance Act 2013Sch. 23 para. 11Sch. 23 para. 38art. 2Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003s. 114(1)(a)(i)(ii)Finance Act 2026s. 17(2)(b)(5)s. 17(6)-(9)Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003s. 116(1)(a)(b)Finance Act 2026s. 17(3)(b)(5)s. 17(6)-(9)Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003s. 116AFinance Act 2026s. 17(4)(5)s. 17(6)-(9)Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003s. 221AFinance Act 2026s. 22(1)s. 22(2) Part 9Chapter 5A579CB1This section applies if—aan amount of inheritance tax that is attributable to the value of notional pension property of a deceased member of a registered pension scheme is paid,bsome or all of the inheritance tax paid—iis repaid under section 241(1) of that Act to a person, other than a non-qualifying person, who is entitled to receive benefits under the scheme on the deceased’s death (a “beneficiary”), oriiis repaid under that section to the deceased’s personal representatives and passed on by the personal representatives to a beneficiary,cin a case in which the payment of inheritance tax mentioned in paragraph (a) was made by the beneficiary or by the deceased’s personal representatives, a deduction is allowed under section 567B in respect of the payment, anddthe deceased was aged 75 or over at the date of their death.2The relevant amount is treated for the purposes of this Part as though it were a pension paid under the registered pension scheme (and is treated as accruing in the tax year in which it is paid).3In subsection (2) “the relevant amount” means—ain a case in which the payment of inheritance tax mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is made by the scheme administrator, the amount of the payment made to the beneficiary mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii);bin a case in which the payment of inheritance tax mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is made by a beneficiary or by the deceased’s personal representatives, the lesser of—ithe amount of the payment made to the beneficiary mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii), andiithe deduction allowed under section 567B in respect of the payment of inheritance tax mentioned in subsection (1)(a).4In this section—“inheritance tax” includes interest on inheritance tax;“non-qualifying person” has the same meaning as in section 206 of FA 2004 (special lump sum death benefit charge).Pt. 9 excluded by 2004 c. 12, Sch. 36 para. 45A(1) (as inserted (26.3.2015) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), Sch. 4 para. 19)Pt. 9: power to amend conferred (17.12.2014) by Taxation of Pensions Act 2014 (c. 30), s. 4(3)Pt. 9 Ch. 5A modified (1.4.2012 being "the specified day", see S.I. 2012/687, 688 and 966) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Taxation) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/764), regs. 1(1), 23(2)Pt. 9 modified (13.2.2025 with effect in relation to the tax year 2024-25 and subsequent tax years) by The MPs’, Senedd and Assembly Pension Schemes (Tax) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/52), regs. 1(2)(3), 4, 6, 7Pt. 9 modified (31.10.2023) by The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Member Payments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1012), regs. 1, 4Pt. 9 Ch. 5A restricted (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 36 para. 43(2) (with s. 283(5), Sch. 36)S. 579CB inserted (with application in accordance with s. 71 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), ss. 70(4), 71Pt. 9 modified (for the tax year 2024-25 and subsequent tax years) by S.I. 2009/1171, reg. 5ZA (as inserted by The Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1167), regs. 1(2)(3), 5(3) (with reg. 6))Pt. 9 Ch. 5A modified (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 36 paras. 44, 45 (with s. 283(5), Sch. 36)Pt. 9 Ch. 5A inserted (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 284(1), Sch. 31 para. 6 (with Sch. 36)Pt. 9 modified (6.4.2023) by The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/113), regs. 1(2), 23(2), 24(2), 26(2), 28(2) (with reg. 1(3))Pt. 9 Ch. 5A modified (1.4.2012 being "the specified day", see S.I. 2012/687, 688 and 966) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Taxation) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/764), regs. 1(1), 24Pt. 9 modified (14.9.2023) by The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/912), regs. 1(2), 9(2), 11(2), 16(2) (with reg. 1(3))Pt. 9 modified (14.7.2026 for the tax year 2014-15 and subsequent tax years) by The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/673), regs. 1(2)(5), 12