Why the GMP deadline should trigger trustee action

The clock is ticking, but schemes aren't showing much urgency

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Natasha Browne looks at why trustees need to treat GMP reconciliation more seriously ahead of HMRC's April 2016 deadline.

At a glance Trustees have until April 2016 to register for HMRC’s Scheme Reconciliation Service  HMRC will stop replying to scheme queries in October 2018  HMRC will write to members with c...

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