Trustee Taxation
The Finance Act 2008 introduced further changes to the taxation of charitable investments, despite significant changes already being made to such investments on 22 March 2006. The aim of this document is to provide a brief overview of how a charitable investment into an offshore life assurance or capital redemption contract would be taxed in the UK after these changes.
This article explains our UK tax reporting obligations as an offshore insurance company in respect of Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes investing into our offshore bonds. It also explains our understanding of the taxation of the offshore investment bond held by a Qualifying Non-UK Pension Scheme where the member is, or has become UK resident.
More Trustee Taxation articles
- The £100 Income tax rule and trusts
This article looks at the income tax treatment of trusts created by a UK individual, when their unmarried minor children are beneficiaries of the trust.
- UK dividend taxation for trustees and beneficiaries of a discretionary trust
This article addresses the UK taxation position of trustees and beneficiaries in receipt of UK dividend income and savings income generated from trust assets. It does not consider all scenarios and Skandia recommends that independent tax advice be sought in all cases.
- Pre-owned assets tax
This article outlines the Pre-owned assets tax rules relating to intangible property and in particular offshore bonds. Pre-owned assets tax was introduced to impose an income tax charge where UK resident taxpayers successfully circumvent the gift with reservation of benefit rules for UK inheritance tax.
- UK taxation of offshore bonds held by UK resident trusts - who is liable
The aim of this article is to explain how UK income tax will be assessed on chargeable event gains realised on offshore life assurance and capital redemption bonds ('Bonds') where the Bond is held as the investment of either a UK resident discretionary or absolute trust. This article does not aim to cover non-UK resident trust investments.
- Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes and Chargeable Events
This article explains our UK tax reporting obligations as an offshore insurance company in respect of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes investing into our offshore bonds. It also explains our understanding of the taxation of the offshore investment bond held by a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme where the member has subsequently become UK resident.