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Tax-efficient ways to cash in an insurance bond
Insurance bonds are popular investments, but if you pay tax at higher rates when you encash them it can result in a large tax bill. The good news is there are simple and legitimate tricks you can use to avoid that. How do they work?
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INVESTMENTS
A tax break involving pension contributions and bonds
Tax relief for pension contributions depends on the rate of tax you pay. You would think, therefore, that the maximum would be 45%. But paying an extra premium at the right time can save you a lot more. When and how much?
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INVESTMENTS
Bonds - the double tax trap every investor should know
Drawing cash from an insurance bond can mean paying tax, even where it’s made a loss. What’s more, the special tax relief designed to correct this often doesn’t work. Are there steps you can take to avoid these traps?
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INVESTMENTS
Escaping your (investment) bonds tax efficiently
Investment bonds can be very tax-efficient, especially for higher rate and older investors. But if you need some of your money back quickly you could land yourself in the “partial surrender” tax trap. How can you avoid this?
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INCOME TAX - PLANNING
Cashing in an investment the right way to save tax
Cashing in an investment can result in a big tax hit, as one of our subscribers discovered. Would the well established ploy of using so-called top slicing relief save tax, or could they do better?
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INVESTMENT
ISAs aren’t the only tax-free savings in town
If you didn’t use up your full ISA quota for 2009/10 by April 5, it’s lost forever. But waiting in the wings is an alternative tax-free investment that most people overlook. What is it?
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TAX RATES - PLANNING
Using a bond to leapfrog higher tax rates
Finally, the much talked about 50% rate is here and it looks like we’ll be stuck with it for a while. But assuming that tax rates will fall in future, is there a way to ride out the higher rate storm until that time comes?
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INVESTMENT
5% a year tax-free
The tax advantage of investment bonds is one of the tips for change in next spring’s Budget. Are there tax savings still to be had from this type of investment? If so, what, if anything, should you be doing about it?
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