Important Update To The Trust Registration Service | Notification is now online only ... |
Posted by Helen Beaumont on 30/09/2020 @ 8:00AM The Trust Registration Service may be a one-off event, but you need to keep your registration up to date when changes to your circumstances have occurred ... Notifications to the Trust Register must now be made online! copyright: hmrc / gov.uk A letter to HMRC used to suffice when your circumstances changed; however, they now offer online access to the register, which means any changes can be made electronically.
"You can no longer submit changes by letter!"
There are also new obligations that came in with immediate effect, where trustees must confirm annually that no changes impact on the Trust Register. You can appoint an accountant as your agent to assist you, but agent authorisation is different from your own self-assessment registration.
Any changes to trustees, representatives, beneficiaries, members of class beneficiaries, settlors, protectors or agents must be notified. However, it is not necessary to notify changes to the assets held in the trust.
If there was not a UK tax liability in a particular tax year a change occurred, the requirement to update gets deferred until the 31st January in the next year a tax liability occurs.
"Tax liability can include Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Inheritance Tax!"
Whether you are updating the Trust Register yourself, or want your appointed agent to do it, you will need to get a Government Gateway account for each trust. Individual tax payers who are 'digitally excluded' can request further support from HMRC directly. Until next time ...
HELEN BEAUMONT
Would you like to know more? If anything I've written in this blog post resonates with you and you'd like to discover more, it may be a great idea to give me a call on 01908 774323 and let's see how I can help you. About Helen Beaumont ... |  | | Helen brings the personal tax planning experience of the top 20 tax companies to Essendon. Formerly of MacIntyre Hudson (with 45 offices nationwide), Helen worked at Chancery for more than 10 years before joining Essendon as the personal tax specialist.
Tax Planning can make a considerable difference to your tax liability. Helen has specialist knowledge and experience in tax planning and uses every opportunity to minimise your tax bill is utilised. By analysing your investments, income, profit and expenditures, Helen will provide strategic tax planning expertise that could offer significant savings, whilst delivering clear, honest advice and guidance.
When Helen is not at Essendon she spends time with her young son and likes going on long walks with the family dog. |
|
More blog posts for you to enjoy ... | | | | | | | | |
| 
