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Paul Kennedy Head of Tax Planning

Gain valuable insights on the tax concerns related to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and its impact on your clients' investments and adviser fees. This presentation covers VAT regulations, HMRC guidance, and implications for various investment products.

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Paul Kennedy Head of Tax Planning

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. This presentation is for Investment Professionals only, and should not be relied upon by private investors. Issued by Financial Administration Services Limited, authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority. FundsNetwork™ and its logo are trademarks of FIL Limited. This document may not be reproduced or circulated without prior permission. No statements or representations made in this document are legally binding on FundsNetwork or the recipient. FNWSSO190/na

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