Updates: Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual

2024

9 January 2024

Person liable to charge: death cases

More detail provided on the treatment of gains realised by personal representatives

2023

25 September 2023

Life assurance premium relief: limits of relief on premiums other than those securing capital sums on death

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: contents

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4 July 2023

Person liable to charge: chargeable event certificates

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13 June 2023

What is reasonable excuse?

More detail provided on what HMRC considers to be reasonable excuse

30 May 2023

Person liable to charge: chargeable event certificates

Added information on the possibility of insurers reporting gains in chargeable event spreadsheets. Added a section on reporting gains by policyholders.

12 May 2023

Top slicing relief: general

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Top slicing relief: how relief is given

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Top slicing relief: examples

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11 January 2023

Person liable to charge: non-UK resident trustees and foreign institutions

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2022

9 August 2022

Overseas insurers: reporting duties of a tax representative: chargeable event certificates for policyholders

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties of a tax representative: chargeable event certificates for HMRC

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: post-5 April 2000 policies and contracts: certificates for policyholders

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: post-5 April 2000 policies and contracts: certificates for HMRC

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8 August 2022

Certificates for HMRC: prescribed format

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Calculation of gains: general

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Personal portfolio bonds: contents

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): requirements for insurers to report PPB gains

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5 August 2022

Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure relating to part C of form PLA6

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2 August 2022

Overseas insurers: restrictions on who may be nominated to be a tax representative

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Overseas insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: information to be sent to HMRC

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Overseas insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: approval or rejection by HMRC

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Overseas insurers: appointment of a tax representative by HMRC

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties of a tax representative: chargeable event certificates for policyholders

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties of a tax representative: chargeable event certificates for HMRC

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties of tax representatives: penalties for failures to comply and audits

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Overseas insurers: cessation of appointment and replacement of a tax representative

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: procedure for agreeing to provide certain information directly

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: post-5 April 2000 policies and contracts: certificates for policyholders

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: post-5 April 2000 policies and contracts: certificates for HMRC

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: post-5 April 2000 policies and contracts: assignments for money or money's worth

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: pre-6 April 2000 policies and contracts: extent of reporting duties

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: pre-6 April 2000 policies and contracts: information notices to be provided to HMRC

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Overseas insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: other circumstances

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Overseas insurers: arrangements for the insurer to carry out itself the full duties of a tax representative

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties: policies not denominated in sterling

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Overseas insurers: reporting duties: policies held on trust

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1 August 2022

Conversion of a policy to paid-up under the terms of the policy

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Non-contractual conversion of a policy to paid-up

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Certification of qualifying policies: basic requirement

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: introduction and overview

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: premium limits: sole policyholders

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: premium limits: joint policies and assignments of policies

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: qualifying policy rules: minimum capital sums payable

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: qualifying policy rules: term and premium paying term of the policy

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: qualifying policy rules: other conditions affecting premium payments

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: qualifying policy rules: substitutions and variations

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: qualifying policy rules: hybrid policies providing mainly sickness benefits

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: policies made before 1 May 1995

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Friendly society tax exempt policies: policies that are from an 'old' society

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Overseas insurers: introduction to the reporting rules

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Overseas insurers: scope of reporting rules: insurers affected

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Overseas insurers: scope of reporting rules: relevant insurances and gross premiums

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Overseas insurers: relevant insurances: residence of policyholders

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Overseas insurers: appointment of a UK tax representative: requirements and exceptions

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29 July 2022

Variations, substitutions and options: introduction

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Significant variation: certain variations not treated as significant: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA18

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Insignificant variations

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Significant variation of a qualifying policy: tests for whether policy after variation qualifies: general test: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA18

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Significant variation of a qualifying policy: tests for whether policy after variation qualifies: application: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA18

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Options in policies: qualifying tests: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA19

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Options: peppercorn options

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Options: deposit options

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Policy review clauses: general principles

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Policy review clauses: advisory premium reviews

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Policy review clauses: mandatory premium reviews

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Policy review clauses: example of advisory and mandatory premium reviews

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15 July 2022

Contingent events: death, disability and maturity

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Permitted benefits under a qualifying policy

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Benefits received outside policy and free gifts

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Minimum capital sum assured on death: general rule

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Minimum capital sum assured on death: exceptions to the general rule

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Term and premium paying term: conditions

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Term and premium paying term: date on which policy is made and backdating of policies

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Premium paying term: premium waivers and premium holidays

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Premium spreading tests: main rules: ICTA88/SCH15/PARAS 1(2), (3)(b) and 2(1)(c)

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Premium spreading tests: premiums paid

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Non-payment of premiums: action by insurers and reinstatement of policies: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA20ZA

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Non-payment of premiums: other points

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Exceptional risk of death or disability: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA12

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Combined policies: family income cover and mortgage protection cover: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA9

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Combined policies: tests of whether qualifying: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA9

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Connected policies: ICTA88/SCH15/PARAS 13 and 14

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Variations, substitutions and options: introduction

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Substitutions: circumstances in which they arise

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Substitutions: pre-25 February 1988 policies

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Substitution of a qualifying policy: test of whether the new policy also qualifies

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Substitution of a qualifying policy: within ten years of the old policy being made: whether new policy qualifies

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Substitution of a qualifying policy that has run for at least ten years: whether new policy qualifies

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Substitution of a foreign policy by a UK policy: test of whether new policy qualifies: ICTA88/SCH15/PARA25

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Premium paid out of sums due under previous qualifying policies: test of whether new policy qualifies

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Significant variation: how and when variations occur

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Significant variations: examples

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14 July 2022

Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted indices: ITTOIA05/S518

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): selection rules: availability for selection: ITTOIA05/S519 and S521

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): selection rules: class of policyholders: ITTOIA05/S519 and S521

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): selection rules: example

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: general rules

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Personal portfolio bonds: contents

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: selection of shares and securities listed on a recognised stock exchange

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: selection of shares and securities listed on AIM or USM

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: transitional period: policyholder resident in UK on 17 March 1998

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: transitional period: policyholder returns to UK after 17 March 1998

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): policies made before 17 March 1998: transitional period: position where policy is not varied before the time limit

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): variations and substitutions

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): computation of PPB gain and person taxable: ITTOIA05/S522

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): requirements for insurers to report PPB gains

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: payments from trusts for injured persons excluding the Thalidomide Children’s Trust

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Personal portfolio bonds: background: ITTOIA05/S515

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Personal portfolio bonds: meaning: bonds made on or after 17 March 1998: ITTOIA05/S516

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Purchased life annuities: introduction

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Purchased life annuities: different types of annuity: guaranteed and temporary annuities

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Purchased life annuities: non UK insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: information to be sent to HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non UK insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: approval or rejection by HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: appointment of a tax representative by HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: duties of a tax representative

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: cessation of appointment and replacement of a tax representative

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Purchased life annuities: non-Uk insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: procedure for agreeing release with HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: other circumstances

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: declaration by insurer that it will conduct life and annuity business in accordance with UK law

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Introduction

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13 July 2022

Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property and indices: introduction: ITTOIA05/S518 and S520

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: internal linked funds: ITTOIA05/S520

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: collective investment schemes: ITTOIA05/S520

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: cash: definition

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: cash: held for speculative purposes

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: cash: insurers' internal currency accounts

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: life policies, life annuity contracts and capital redemption policies

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Calculation of gains: general

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Calculation of gains on group life policies

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12 July 2022

Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: collective investment schemes: ITTOIA05/S520

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11 July 2022

Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): ability to select property: broker bonds and investment advisers: circumstances where policy is not a PPB

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): ability to select property: broker bonds and investment advisers: circumstances where policy may be a PPB

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property and indices: introduction: ITTOIA05/S518 and S520

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): permitted property: internal linked funds: ITTOIA05/S520

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8 July 2022

Part surrenders and assignments: policies and contracts made before 14 March 1975

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): introduction

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): scope and outline of the PPB legislation

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): ability to select property: meaning: ITTOIA05/S516(4)

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Personal portfolio bonds (PPB): ability to select property: selection of property by insurers but level of risk selected by policyholder

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5 July 2022

Calculation of gains: full surrender, maturity, death or whole assignment

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Calculation of gains: full surrender, maturity, death or whole assignment: related policies

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Full surrender, maturity, death or whole assignment: total benefit value: value of the policy or contract

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Full surrender, maturity, death or whole assignment: total benefit value: previous sums, benefits and parts assigned

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Full surrender, maturity, death or whole assignment: total deductions: premiums

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Total deductions: premiums: commission arrangements

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Full surrender: example of gain calculation

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Deficiency relief

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Calculation of gains on group life policies

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Calculation of gains on capital redemption policies held by companies

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Chargeable event gains: income tax treated as paid

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Chargeable event gains: number of years for top-slicing relief

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Part surrenders and assignments: periodic calculations: calculation required

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Part surrenders and assignments: periodic calculations: related policies

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Periodic calculations: excess events

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Periodic calculations: example

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Part surrenders and assignments: transaction- related calculations: part surrender or assignment events

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Transaction-related calculations: example: part assignments for money or money's worth

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Transaction-related calculations: example: part surrenders followed by a gift part assignment followed by another part surrender in same year

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Transaction-related calculations: example: part assignment for consideration in final year followed by surrender (to show gains limit calculation)

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Transaction-related calculations: example: several relevant transactions in the final year

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4 July 2022

Person liable to charge: chargeable event certificates

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Death events

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Calculation of gains: general

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10 June 2022

Audit of insurers: breaches of the reporting rules

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Audit of insurers: records to be maintained

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Reporting duties of UK insurers: contents

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Chargeable events: qualifying policies: individuals: when chargeable events arise

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Chargeable events: qualifying policies: variation or exercise of option which increases the premiums payable

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Chargeable events: qualifying policies: companies

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Surrenders, part surrenders and maturity: how and when they occur

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Surrenders and part surrenders: cluster policies

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Surrenders: fundamental reconstruction of the policy

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Surrenders: exception: change of life assured on qualifying policy where no consideration is paid

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Part surrenders: loans on policies and contracts

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Part surrenders: other events

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Maturity: chargeable event even if rollover option in policy is exercised

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Assignments: when chargeable events arise

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Assignments: specific exceptions by legislation

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Assignments of policies on divorce or on dissolution of civil partnership: current position

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Assignments of policies on divorce: position until mid-2003

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Assignments: separations of married couples, civil partners and unmarried couples

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Other types of assignments

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Death events

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Chargeable events on void ISAs: termination events

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Chargeable events on void ISAs: other chargeable events

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Pre-26 June 1982 second hand life policies and life annuity contracts

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7 June 2022

Certificate for policyholder: time limits for delivery: ICTA88/S552(6)

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Certificates for HMRC: circumstances where certificates need to be provided: ICTA88/S552(1)(b)

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Certificate for HMRC: connected gains: ICTA88/S552(8)

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Certificates for HMRC: power to require certificate in other cases: ICTA88/S552(4)

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Certificates for HMRC: prescribed format

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Certificates for HMRC: information to be provided on the certificate: ICTA88/S552(5)

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Certificates for HMRC: insurer's details and policy details

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Certificates for HMRC: name and address of policyholder

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Certificate for HMRC: 'care of' addresses, change of addresses and 'gone away' cases

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Certificates for HMRC: types of chargeable events

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Certificates to HMRC: table of excess events and part surrender or assignment events (code numbers 5, 6 & 7)

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Certificates for HMRC: time limits for delivery: general rules: ICTA88/S552(7)

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Certificate for HMRC: time limits for delivery: extensions for late notification of deaths and assignments

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Correction of chargeable event certificates: errors in certificates

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Correction of certificates: termination of the policy changes the treatment of an earlier chargeable event

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Reporting requirements for policy in a valid ISA

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Reporting requirements for policy in a void ISA: events and certificates

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Reporting requirements for policy in a void ISA: tax deducted

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Cluster policies: reporting of gains to policyholders and HMRC

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Audits of insurers: introduction

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Audit of insurers: the inspection visit

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6 June 2022

Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual: recent changes

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Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual: recent changes

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Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual: recent changes

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Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual: recent changes

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Certificate for policyholder: information to be provided: all gains other than where event is a whole assignment: ICTA88/S552(5)

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Certificate for policyholder: information to be provided: whole assignments: premiums paid: ICTA88/S552(1) and (5)

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Certificate for policyholder: information to be provided: whole assignments: other information on history of policy: ICTA88/S552(5)(c)

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31 May 2022

Scope of chargeable events legislation: contents

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Exceptions: pre-14 March 1989 policies and contracts owned by a company: ITTOIA05/SCH2/PARA107

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Exceptions: pre-20 March 1968 policies and contracts: ITTOIA05/SCH2/PARA96

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Variations which increase the benefits secured or extend the term

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Variations which do not increase the benefits secured or extend the term

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Certificate for policyholder: requirement to provide a certificate and person to whom it must be delivered: ICTA88/S552(1)(a)

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Certificate for policyholder: requirement to provide a certificate: company policyholders

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Certificate for policyholder: meaning of 'appropriate policyholder': ICTA88/S552(10)

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Certificate for policyholder: address to which the policyholder’s certificate should be sent

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Certificate for policyholder: information to be provided: position following ITTOIA05

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29 April 2022

Chargeable event guidance for insurers: contents

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Exceptions: group life policies: conditions about when benefits may be paid and how they are calculated: ITTOIA05/S481

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Exceptions: group life policies: conditions about permitted benefits: ITTOIA05/S481

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Exceptions: group life policies: conditions about nature of persons intended to benefit: ITTOIA05/S482

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Exceptions: group life policies: conditions about policies held on trust and an anti-avoidance condition: ITTOIA05/S482

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Exceptions: group life policies: pre-9 April 2003 policies: ITTOIA05/SCH2/PARA116

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Exceptions: group life policies: credit union loan protection policies: ITTOIA05/S483

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Exceptions: mortgage protection policies: ITTOIA05/S478

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Exceptions: pension policies: ITTOIA05/S479

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Exceptions: certain life annuities: ITTOIA05/S718

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Legislative references: ITTOIA 2005 and ICTA 2009

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25 April 2022

Scope of legislation: general: ITTOIA05/S473

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Scope: group life policies: what constitutes a group life policy?

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Scope: group life policies: tax legislation: ITTOIA05/S480 to S482

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22 April 2022

Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: tax treatment: main rules: qualifying risks and qualifying periods ITTOIA05/S736 & S737

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: tax treatment: employer’s schemes and other situations where someone else has paid part of the premiums: ITTOIA05/S743

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: tax treatment: employer's schemes: where employment ends for health reasons: ITTOIA05/S741

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: anti-avoidance rules: risk of significant loss: ITTOIA05/S738

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: anti- avoidance rules: bundles of benefits from one or more policies: ITTOIA05/S739 & S740

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: lump sums to give up future rights to payments

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: action if tax deducted at source by insurer

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Immediate Needs Annuities: introduction

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Immediate Needs Annuities: background and definitions

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Immediate Needs Annuities: tax treatment: payments made to a registered care provider: general rules and scope: ITTOIA05/S725

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Immediate Needs Annuities: tax treatment: payments made to a registered care provider: meaning of immediate needs annuity and care provider: ITTOIA05/S725

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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Immediate Needs Annuities: tax treatment: payments made to the insured person or after their death

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: tax treatment: main rules: scope of the exemption: ITTOIA05/S735

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21 April 2022

Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure relating to part C of form PLA6

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Periodical payments in personal injury cases: introduction and overview

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: payments under the original court order or settlement agreement

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: payments made under an order, agreement or undertaking which is later varied

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: meaning of 'personal injury': includes fatal accidents

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: annuity payments

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: persons exempt

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Periodical payments: tax exemption: payments from trusts for injured persons excluding the Thalidomide Children’s Trust

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Annuities purchased under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: tax exemption

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Payments to Thalidomide victims from the Thalidomide Children's Trust

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Sickness, disability, unemployment and long-term care insurance: introduction and overview

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: introduction

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: types of policies

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Sickness disability and unemployment insurance: tax treatment: main rules: scope of the exemption: ITTOIA05/S735

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20 April 2022

Purchased life annuities: overseas payers: restrictions on who may be nominated to be a tax representative

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Purchased life annuities: non UK insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: information to be sent to HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non UK insurers: nomination of a tax representative: approval procedure: approval or rejection by HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: appointment of a tax representative by HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: duties of a tax representative

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: cessation of appointment and replacement of a tax representative

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Purchased life annuities: non-Uk insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: procedure for agreeing release with HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: other circumstances

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Purchased life annuities: non-UK insurers: release from requirement to appoint a tax representative: declaration by insurer that it will conduct life and annuity business in accordance with UK law

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Purchased life annuities: special types of annuity

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Purchased life annuities: contents

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19 April 2022

Purchased life annuities: different types of annuity: life annuities and purchased life annuities

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure relating to part C of form PLA6

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Purchased life annuities: record-keeping requirements and provision of information to HMRC

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Purchased life annuities: penalties for failure to comply

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Purchased life annuities: annuities paid by overseas payers: introduction

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Purchased life annuities: overseas payers: appointment of a tax representative: requirements and exceptions

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14 April 2022

Purchased life annuities: introduction

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Purchased life annuities: charge to tax and partial exemption scheme: general

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: effect of life and other contingencies on term of annuity and on amount of annuity payments

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Purchased life annuities: different types of annuity: guaranteed and temporary annuities

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: exempt proportion formula

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: exempt sum formula

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: consideration

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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Purchased life annuities: different types of annuity: life annuities and purchased life annuities

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Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure relating to part C of form PLA6

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Purchased life annuities: contents

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13 April 2022

Foreign policies: reduction for non-UK policyholder

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Interaction between restricted relief qualifying policies and top slicing relief

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Deficiency relief: entitlement and calculation

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Deficiency relief: how relief is given

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Deficiency relief: examples

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: scope and commencement

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: accountancy treatment of investment life insurance contracts

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: non-trading credits and debits

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: payouts on death or critical illness

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: tax treated as paid: description of mechanism

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Policies and contracts owned by companies: application of the loan relationships rules: tax treated as paid: examples

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Top slicing relief: examples

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11 April 2022

Top slicing relief: calculation

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Top slicing relief: how relief is given

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8 April 2022

Interaction between restricted relief qualifying policies and top slicing relief

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Income tax treated as paid and reliefs

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Income tax treated as paid

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Top slicing relief: general

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Top slicing relief: calculation

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7 April 2022

Foreign policies: differences in treatment

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Foreign policies: effect on qualifying status

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Foreign policies: basic rate tax not treated as paid

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Foreign policies: reduction for non-UK policyholder

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Reduction for non-UK policyholder from 6 April 2013

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Calculation of the reduction in gain from 6 April 2013: ITTOIA05/S528

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Non-UK policyholder and assignments and shared rights

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Gains arising during period of non-UK residence

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Gains arising to personal representatives and trustees

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17 March 2022

Purchased life annuities: partial exemption scheme: procedure

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9 March 2022

Personal portfolio bonds: calculation method: ITTOIA05/S522

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23 February 2022

Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘transaction-related calculations’: calculation method

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘transaction-related calculations’: chargeable event

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Calculating gains - recalculating a wholly disproportionate gain under ITTOIA05/S507A and S512A

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Calculating gains - recalculating a wholly disproportionate gain under ITTOIA05/S507A and S512A: examples

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Personal portfolio bonds: background: ITTOIA05/S515

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Personal portfolio bonds: meaning: bonds made on or after 17 March 1998: ITTOIA05/S516

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Personal portfolio bonds: meaning: bonds made before 17 March 1998

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Personal portfolio bonds: meaning: index selection: ITTOIA05/S517(1)

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Personal portfolio bonds: meaning: property selection: ITTOIA05/S517(2)

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Personal portfolio bonds: calculation method: ITTOIA05/S522

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Personal portfolio bonds: calculation method: example

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22 February 2022

Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘transaction-related calculations’: calculation method

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘transaction-related calculations’: ‘final insurance year’: special rules

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21 February 2022

Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: events treated as part surrenders

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: guaranteed income bonds

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: definitions

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: calculation method

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: special cases

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Calculating gains: part surrenders and part assignments: ‘periodic calculations’ and ‘excess events’: assignments involving co-ownership

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18 February 2022

Calculating gains: maturity, full surrender or assignment: commission rebated or reinvested as premium

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Calculating gains: maturity, full surrender or assignment: commission rebated: examples

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Calculating gains: death, maturity or full surrender: qualifying endowment policies held as security for company debts

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Calculating gains: death, maturity or full surrender: disregard of trivial inducement benefits

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17 February 2022

Policies and contracts charged: ‘foreign policies’

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When events occur: general

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When events occur: exceptions

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When events occur: no chargeable event

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Calculating gains: general

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Calculating gains: ‘insurance year’

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Calculating gains: death, maturity, full surrender or assignment

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Calculating gains: death, maturity, full surrender or assignment: value of the policy or contract

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16 February 2022

Person liable to charge: individuals and companies

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Person liable to charge: summary of the position in relation to trusts

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Person liable to charge: non-UK resident trustees and foreign institutions

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Person liable to charge: multiple interests

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Person liable to charge: multiple interests: chargeable event certificates

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Person chargeable: multiple interests: trusts created by more than one person

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Policies and contracts charged: general

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Policies and contracts charged: qualifying policies

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15 February 2022

Statements required from beneficiaries under a policy

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The charge to tax: income tax and corporation tax

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The charge to tax: income tax

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Person liable to charge: chargeable event certificates

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Person liable to charge: individuals and companies

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Person liable to charge: UK resident trustees

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Person liable to charge: death cases

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9 February 2022

Exclusions to the annual premium limit

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Form of the statement

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Reporting requirements for insurers

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Life assurance premium relief: outline

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Life assurance premium relief: trade union subscriptions

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Restricted relief qualifying policy: example

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8 February 2022

Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: contents

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Beneficiaries under a policy

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The annual premium limit

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Policies issued on or after 21 March 2012 and before 6 April 2013

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Restricted relief qualifying policies

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Restricted relief qualifying policy: example

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Variations

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7 February 2022

About this manual

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What is in IPTM

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What is not in IPTM

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Legislative references: ITTOIA 2005 and ICTA 2009

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: underlying theory

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: part surrenders and part assignments for consideration

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: focus on the policy, calculate the gain and attribute it

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: types of policy and contract chargeable

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: policies and contracts not chargeable

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: person chargeable

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Outline of the chargeable events regime: tax charged

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: introduction

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: outline of qualifying policy rules

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: contents

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: variations and substitutions

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: mortgage endowments

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: mortgage endowments: premium reviews

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Qualifying policies and life assurance premium relief: endowments: redress for mis-selling

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Qualifying policies: rules from 6 April 2013

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2021

28 April 2021

Statements required from beneficiaries under a policy

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2020

17 June 2020

Top slicing relief: general

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Top slicing relief: examples

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Top slicing relief: how relief is given

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Top slicing relief: calculation

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2018

3 December 2018

Top slicing relief: general

Updated for clarity; additional examples

Top slicing relief: how relief is given

Updated methodology for top slicing calculation

Top slicing relief: examples

Updated examples to reflect updated methodology