11.04.2022

Onshore investment bonds on rise as tax freezes bite

Onshore investment bonds on rise as tax freezes…

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Onshore investment bonds are more relevant than ever before, providing more flexible, financial planning-friendly solutions for clients across their life stages.

 Onshore bonds increasingly are being used due to the tax efficiency of this life wrapper and its ability to remain relevant as their clients financial planning needs evolve and they move through their investment life stages, covering their investment, income and inheritance needs.

There are three elements driving the rising popularity on onshore investment bonds.

  • First is the new structure of bonds, which now offer open architecture investment, rather than, as in past offerings, limiting investment choice to the insurance company’s own fund range or mirror funds.

 

  • Second is the freezing of tax allowances and exemptions, currently for as long as four years, limiting the extent of tax efficiencies, with the ISA allowance, although not frozen, also unlikely to increase in the near future.

 

  • Third, in the Spring Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said basic rate tax will reduce to 19% from 2024. “This helps the investment bond because the rate of tax that the insurer has to pay will also reduce at the same time. And cash dividends remain tax free into a bond also.”

 Contributing to a SIPP and ISA, there is now a strong argument for investors to consider onshore investment bonds for any excess investment, as due to the tax efficiencies, they make for a more attractive option over investing into a general investment account (GIA)

Example

“Clients with the larger available investment amounts will be using up their pensions and ISA contributions, and wanting a tax effective home for additional investments.” “This can make bonds attractive to those clients, as they can withdraw 5% a year for the first 20 years, with the ability to carry forward the 5% if not used in one year, and in addition there is top slicing.”

  • Onshore and offshore Bonds
  • IHT
  • Financial Planning
  • Tax Planning

I am an Independent Financial and Mortgage Adviser and have worked in Financial Services for over 12 years. During my career I gained experience in assisting both individual and corporate clients.…

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