When you put assets in a trust, they are under the control of an appointed person or persons called \u2018trustees\u2019. The trustees then manage the trust according to your instructions, even after your death.
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New rules were introduced on 6 October 2020, as part of the UK\u2019s implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), that extend the scope of the trust register to all UK and some non-UK trusts that are currently open, whether or not the trust has to pay any tax, but with some specific exclusions.<\/p>\n
Preventative work in the field of anti-money laundering<\/strong> The information will only be released on request in certain limited circumstances. HMRC has stated that \u2018each request will be reviewed on its own merits, and access given only where there is evidence that it furthers work to counter money laundering or terrorist financing activity.\u2019<\/p>\n There are also safeguarding measures to protect trusts with minors and vulnerable beneficiaries from requests for information from third-parties.<\/p>\n Trusts that need to be registered<\/strong> Trusts that did not need to be registered<\/strong> These include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 trusts used to hold money or assets of a UK-registered pension scheme, such as an occupational pension scheme Excluded from registration <\/strong> Trusts which are not set up deliberately by a settlor but are imposed by Courts or created by legislation, are not \u2018express trusts\u2019 and therefore did not have to register unless they were liable to tax.<\/p>\n Examples of such trusts include a trust:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 set up under the intestacy laws when a person dies without a valid Will and the assets in the estate are held by a trust before passing to relatives Further guidance and confirmation<\/strong> Understanding how the introduction may affect you and your trust When you put assets in a trust, they are under the control of an appointed person or persons called \u2018trustees\u2019. The trustees then manage the trust according to your instructions, even after your death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rmw-ifa.co.uk\/financialnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFrom 1 September 2021, the extended Trust Registration Service (TRS) opened for non-taxable trust registrations, and non-taxable trusts had until 1 September 2022 to register. Under the new rules, organisations and persons involved in preventative work in the field of anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and associated offences can request access to details on the register about the people associated with a trust.<\/p>\n
\nTrusts that needed to be registered were broadly all UK express trusts, unless they were specifically excluded; and non-UK express trusts that acquired land or property in the UK, or have at least one trustee resident in the UK and enter into a \u2018business relationship\u2019 within the UK. If the trust needed a Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for Self Assessment purposes, it had to register to get this, even if it\u2019s highlighted in the exclusion list.<\/p>\n
\nCertain trusts did not need to be registered unless they are liable to pay UK tax.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 trusts used to hold life or retirement policies providing that the policy only pays out on death, terminal or critical illness or permanent disablement, or to meet the healthcare costs of the person assured
\n\u2022 trusts holding insurance policy benefits received after the death of the person assured, providing the benefits are paid out from the trust within two years of the death
\n\u2022 charitable trusts which are registered as a charity in the UK or which are not required to register as a charity
\n\u2022 \u2018pilot\u2019 trusts which were set up before 6 October 2020 and which held no more than \u00a3100 \u2013 pilot trusts set up after 6 October 2020 needed to register
\n\u2022 co-ownership trusts set up to hold shares of property or other assets jointly owned by two or more people for themselves as \u2018tenants in common\u2019
\n\u2022 Will trusts created by a person\u2019s Will and come into effect on their death providing they only hold the estate assets for up to two years after the person\u2019s death
\n\u2022 trusts for bereaved children under 18 or adults aged 18 to 25 set up under the Will (or intestacy) of a deceased parent or the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
\n\u2022 \u2018financial\u2019 or \u2018commercial\u2019 trusts created in the course of professional services or business transactions for holding client money or other assets<\/p>\n
\nOther less common types of express trusts which are set up for particular purposes were also excluded from registration unless they had to be registered because they were liable to pay tax.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 set up under a Court Order to hold compensation payments
\n\u2022 to hold jointly owned assets, such as a home jointly owned with a spouse, partner or relation as \u2018joint tenants\u2019, or a joint bank account<\/p>\n
\nFrom 2022 onwards, any beneficial ownership information of a trust registered on TRS must be kept updated. Trustees must notify HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of any changes to registered information within 90 days from the date the trustees become aware of the change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"