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A talk on matters of tax concerning the Retail Distribution Review appertaining to your clients’ investments and your adviser fees. Paul Kennedy Head of Tax Planning. RDR: VAT. VAT. EU Directive / UK law Draft HMRC guidance (November 2011) Final HMRC guidance (March 2012)
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A talk on matters of tax concerning the Retail Distribution Review appertaining to your clients’ investments and your adviser fees • Paul Kennedy • Head of Tax Planning
RDR: VAT VAT • EU Directive / UK law • Draft HMRC guidance (November 2011) • Final HMRC guidance (March 2012) • Discretionary Investment Management (ECJ - July 2012) Summary • Transactional: retail investment products • Six-step process • Ongoing services • Ancillary services Issues and implications • Evidence requirement • Records of VAT-able business where not registered • Intermediation vs. management • Discretionary services HMRC guidance
Taxation of investment products post-RDR The questions Pensions • Fees and schemes • VAT • Revised HMRC guidance Collectives • Platform fees • Adviser fees • Rebates (provider) • Rebates (adviser) • Share class switches ISA • Fees • Rebates (provider) • Rebates (adviser) Insurance bonds • Adviser fees and chargeable events • Net vs. gross • Top-ups and change of contract terms
A developing hierarchy of fee extraction Cash payment vs. provider facilitation Tax relief on adviser fee Using an unused tax allowance to pay fee Middle ground Depleting benefit of tax-break to pay fee Tax charge caused by fee Interaction of fees with taxation of investment Fee extraction Monitoring the tax position (CGT reports)
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