Pension Answers in Plain English
Pension FAQ explains pension and retirement benefit questions for US federal, state and employer plans, and for UK, Canadian, Australian and other international schemes — before you contact an official plan, employer benefits office, public retirement system, tax agency, or qualified professional.
Start With a Country Guide
Source-based guides to pension tax and eligibility in the US, UK, and Canada, plus a country-neutral framework for cross-border questions.
Cross-border
Residence, treaties, withholding, and the questions to ask before filing.
US Pension Guides
US federal, state and employer retirement plans — eligibility, taxes, and how to act on your own plan.
Company & employer pensions
State pension tax & exclusions
Teachers & public retirement systems
Federal retirement & tax forms
UK & International Pensions
UK State Pension, NEST and workplace schemes, and pensions for readers living or working across borders.
UK State Pension & HMRC records
NEST & workplace schemes
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Before you act: confirm important pension, retirement, tax, rollover, survivor, or benefit decisions with the official plan administrator, employer benefits office, government agency, licensed tax professional, attorney, or financial adviser who can review your facts.