United Kingdom · HMRC
Form P55 — Claim Back Tax on a Flexibly Accessed Pension Payment
Form P55 reclaims tax overpaid when a pension withdrawal was taxed on an emergency basis and you are not taking regular payments.
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Filled entirely on your computer. Your National Insurance number and personal details are never uploaded.
Who needs P55?
People who took a partial pension lump sum and were over-taxed under an emergency code.
How to fill it with DocsArc
- Open P55 in the DocsArc workspace with one click above.
- Click any field and type — form fields are detected automatically, and you can add text anywhere.
- Sign it if needed: draw, type or upload your signature, with an automatic date line.
- Save or print. The finished PDF never left your computer.
Frequently asked questions
Why was my withdrawal over-taxed?
Providers often apply an emergency “Month 1” code to one-off withdrawals, taxing them as if repeated monthly.
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