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Leger


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I'm doing my first one, and ok, I might be being a bit thick here but can anyone tell me what I did wrong?  I know that if I change the last answer to 2 it'll let me continue, but I believe I've answered the questions properly.



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Hi John

 

After question 1 the next question should be - Number of staff that have been put into the pension scheme. There should be 5 questions in total. I will screen shot a declaration that I have just completed.



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Staff details

Number of staff the employer had on 01 April 2017 (your staging date)
5
Number of staff that have been put into the National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme - This question is missing from your declaration.
3
Number of staff who were already members of a pension scheme on the employers staging date
0
Number of staff to whom the defined benefit transitional period has been applied
0
Number of staff who do not fall into the above categories
2
What is the postponement date?
01/07/2017


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Same again on this declaration: Have you entered the Pension providers details within the declaration.

Number of staff the employer had on 01 August 2016 (your staging date)

35
Number of staff put into the NEST pensions scheme EMP000892038
15
Number of staff who were already members of a pension scheme on the employers staging date
0
Number of staff to whom the defined benefit transitional period has been applied
0
Number of staff who do not fall into the above categories


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Cheshire


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Good spot Nikole - what a weird one.

Not sure if this helps or not www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/Complete-your-declaration-of-compliance-online-employer-guide.pdf



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It looks like the pension provider hasnt been picked up so the software hasn't prompted that particular question.

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Thanks Nikole, that helped me understand it better.

The question on the previous page said "On the employers staging date (or postponement date), did they have to put any staff into a pension scheme that they also pay into?"  I put no because the two staff members didn't opt in (under the 10k threshold)  It then goes onto the staff details.

Thanks Joanne, you have solved my dilemma, the answer to the last question is 2, maybe I'm being too pedantic but the way the question is worded it should have been 0.  Maybe I should have checked the guidance first though smile

 



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I've found a lot of the questions on that site have been badly worded. Although at least some of their help files do actually help, if you can find them. Unlike most of the government bodies whose answers in a Q&A section just repeat the question but in a different order.....about as much use as a chocolate teapot. Some of taxfilers help screens are a bit like that too!

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