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Don’t worry…
Key points
- The four points to remember when dealing with trusts: the tax rate; the standard rate band; management expenses and calculating the tax pool.
- Imposing higher rates of tax on discretionary trusts discourages the hoarding of income in the trust.
- Trustees are not entitled to personal allowances the starting rate band or the savings or dividend allowances.
- For discretionary trusts the standard rate band applies to the first £1 000 of income.
- Income used to pay trust management expenses is chargeable to tax at the basic rate.
- Trustees must maintain a ‘tax pool’ which takes into account the 45% tax credit that applies to distributions to beneficiaries.
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