Overview

A trust is a way of managing assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people. There are different types of trusts and they are taxed differently.

Trusts involve:

  • the 바카라 사이트˜settlor바카라 사이트™ - the person who puts assets into a trust
  • the 바카라 사이트˜trustee바카라 사이트™ - the person who manages the trust
  • the 바카라 사이트˜beneficiary바카라 사이트™ - the person who benefits from the trust

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

What trusts are for

Trusts are set up for a number of reasons, including:

  • to control and protect family assets
  • when someone바카라 사이트™s too young to handle their affairs
  • when someone cannot handle their affairs because they바카라 사이트™re incapacitated
  • to pass on assets while you바카라 사이트™re still alive
  • to pass on assets when you die (a 바카라 사이트˜will trust바카라 사이트™)
  • under the rules of inheritance if someone dies without a will (in England and Wales)

What the settlor does

The settlor decides how the assets in a trust should be used - this is usually set out in a document called the 바카라 사이트˜trust deed바카라 사이트™.

Sometimes the settlor can also benefit from the assets in a trust - this is called a 바카라 사이트˜settlor-interested바카라 사이트™ trust and has special tax rules. Find out more by reading the information on different types of trust.

What trustees do

The trustees are the legal owners of the assets held in a trust. Their role is to:

  • deal with the assets according to the settlor바카라 사이트™s wishes, as set out in the trust deed or their will
  • manage the trust on a day-to-day basis and pay any tax due
  • decide how to invest or use the trust바카라 사이트™s assets

If the trustees change, the trust can still continue, but there always has to be at least one trustee.

Beneficiaries

There might be more than one beneficiary, like a whole family or defined group of people. They may benefit from:

  • the income of a trust only, for example from renting out a house held in a trust
  • the capital only, for example getting shares held in a trust when they reach a certain age
  • both the income and capital of the trust

If you need help

Contact a legal adviser or tax adviser. They can also talk to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on your behalf if you give them permission.

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