Could it possibly be this simple?

[cooperlola]

I'm going to do this tax form myself this year.  The o/h's pension is paid into a UK bank, so I realise that I'll have to do the currency conversion.  However, mine is paid direct into the bank here, courtesy of my pension provider, and it is my only source of income.  If I just added up all the payments received in '06, will that be acceptable as a total?  Or should I add up the sterling amounts and do a conversion myself?

Edit : it's not taxed in the UK before I get it.

[Benjamin]

[quote user="cooperlola"]

  If I just added up all the payments received in '06, will that be acceptable as a total? 

[/quote]

Yes.[:D]

[cooperlola]

Wahay!!  Thank you, kind sir.[:)]

[allanb]

[quote user="cooperlola"]The o/h's pension is paid into a UK bank, so I realise that I'll have to do the currency conversion.  However, mine is paid direct into the bank here...[/quote]Same here.  For my pension, I simply declare the total euros received - I don't see how anyone can argue with that.  However, I add up the pounds as well, work out the average rate, and use that rate to convert my wife's pension.

It hasn't been challenged; but then again, I don't know anyone who has actually been challenged on the exchange rate.  Has anyone had to deal with this?

My belief (but it's only a belief) is that the rate quoted by the tax office is a kind of default rate : if you use it it will be accepted, but if you have a logical reason to use a different rate there's no reason why you shouldn't.