roberthj

Has any retired UK teacher who submits a Spanish tax return received a letter demanding documentary proof that their teachers pension is a "civil service pension"?

The only letter I have managed to extract from the Teachers Pension Service does not satisfy the Spanish Tax Office.

Anyone had any success with this?

EsuriJohn

They are of course correct it is not a Civil Service Pension. It is a Government Pension and I seem to think I have seen a list of Government/Local Government Pensions that qualify. It was perhaps a HMRC document, you could ask the tax people In Cardiff if they have such a list. Lots of retired teachers/Local Government officers post on here and I have not seen any complaint that they have been denied DTT status. The only problems I have seen are with NHS pensions only a few of which qualify. Are you certain your local Hacienda are not confusing Government and State Pensions?

Notdunroamin

You could point them to this UK government website.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-man...ual/intm343040

Note that the term "Civil Service" is nowhere mentioned, pensions are either government or non government.

teuchterpete

I get my Scottish teachers pension, and had no problems on my declarations. I have no need to submit any further declarations now, on legal advice, as I have only pensions as sole income.
Pete

Fred James

The list does include "Civil Service" and states that they are, not surprisingly, government pensions.