NHS Business Services Authority

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NHS Dental Services

NHS Pension

24 hour retirement

Can I return to work after retirement?
How do I apply for 24 hour retirement?
What is 24 hour retirement?

General pension

Am I automatically entered into the NHS Pension Scheme?
Are my pension contributions taxable?
How do I opt back into the NHS Pension Scheme?
How do I request a Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV)?
How do I transfer another pension into my NHS pension?
What date will be my last day of service if I am an active member looking to take my NHS Pension?
What is a Superannuation Division (SD) number?
What is my Employing Authority (EA) code?
What is my Scheme Contracted Out Number (SCON)?
Where can I find my payroll number?
Will I automatically be opted back into the NHS Pension Scheme after 3 years?

Contributions and calculations

Can I get my NHS pension tier rating changed if it's incorrect?
How can I get an estimate of my NHS pension?
How long are NHS Pension contribution records held on Compass?
What are Net Pensionable Earnings / Net Pensionable Earnings Equivalent (NPE / NPEE)?
Which tier rating do I fall into for my pension contributions?
Why has a Foundation Dentist’s (FD) pension been reconciled outside of the normal reconciliation process?
Why has my tier rating changed for the current financial year?
Will Net Pensionable Earnings / Net Pensionable Earnings Equivalent (NPE / NPEE) allocated to performers automatically change if the Total Contract Value (TCV) is amended on Compass?

Limited companies

Can a limited company performer opt-out of the NHS Pension Scheme retrospectively and claim a refund?
Can I choose to perform as a limited company on one contract and perform as an individual on another?
Can I still pay into the NHS Pension Scheme if I'm considered as 'limited' and I'm both a provider and performer on my contract?
Do I have to start paying pension contributions again if my status was limited however I'm now performing as an individual?
How do I notify you that my status is now limited for pension purposes?

Additional pension

Can I purchase Additional Pension (AP)?
Can I still purchase Added Years (AY)?
Does my Additional Pension (AP) or Added Years (AY) appear on my SD86C?
How do I pay for the Additional Pension (AP) that I'm purchasing?
Is there a superannuable ceiling for Added Years (AY) contributions?

Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)

Are the dividends I'm paid from the limited company I work for pensionable?
Can I change the figure(s) I have entered on an Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?
Can I pay further deductions from my contract due to the recent Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) via instalments?
Do I declare any Statement of Financial Entitlement (SFE) / trainer grant payments made to my performer in the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?
Do I need to account for an under performance when completing my Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?
Do I need to complete the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) if I opted out of the Pension Scheme / retired part way through the financial year?
Do I need to complete the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) if I'm a salaried performer working for a trust based contract?
Do I need to declare Net Pensionable Earnings (NPE) in my reconciliation declaration for my Foundation Dentist (FD)?
Do I need to declare Net Pensionable Earnings Equivalent (NPEE) in my reconciliation report if I'm a provider who's left the Pension Scheme?
Do I need to include the performance payment allocated to my PDS Plus contract on my Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?
How do I complete the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) / Post ARR?
How long will the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) process take?
What should I do if a debit / credit is showing on my provider pay statement for a performer who has left my practice?
Which schedule payments do I include on my Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?
Who can complete our Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) as our provider has died during the financial year in question?
Why do I have to complete the Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) for performers who aren't in the NHS Pension Scheme?
Why have further contributions been taken following the reconciliation process even though I opted out of NHS Pension Scheme and received refund?
Why is a performer missing from my Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR)?

Pension forms

Do the documents I send with my NHS pension form to Eastbourne need to be originals?
Form AW33E – Consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement
Form AW8 – Application to take retirement
Form RF12 – Application to claim back a refund of NHS pension contributions
Form SD502 – Application to leave or opt out of the NHS pension scheme
I am a Self Employed Dental Practitioner, where do I send my pension forms?
When should I complete an AW8P instead of an AW8?

SD86C

How do I get a copy of my SD86C?
What do the figures on my SD86C mean?
What is the breakdown of the Actual Superannuable Remuneration figure showing on my SD86C?
When will my SD86C be available to view on Compass?
Why can I see more than one SD86C on Compass relating to the same financial year?
Why is the figure on my SD86C certificate different to what earnings have been declared for me?

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