Trusts and taxes
Trustees - tax responsibilities
As the trustee, you바카라 사이트檙e responsible for reporting and paying tax on behalf of the trust.
If there are 2 or more trustees, nominate one as the 바카라 사이트榩rincipal acting trustee바카라 사이트� to manage its tax. The other trustees are still accountable, and can be charged tax and interest if the trust does not pay.
Registering a trust
Once a trust becomes liable for tax, you must register the trust with HM Revenue and Customs.
Sending tax returns
You must report the trust바카라 사이트檚 income and gains in a trust and estate Self Assessment tax return after the end of each tax year. You can either:
- buy software to send it electronically by 31 January
- fill in paper form SA900 and post it to HMRC by 31 October (3 months earlier)
You can also get help, for example from HMRC or by getting an accountant to do your return for you.
After you바카라 사이트檝e sent your return, HMRC will tell you how much you owe. You바카라 사이트檒l need to pay your Self Assessment bill by the deadline.
You바카라 사이트檒l need to collect and keep records (for example bank statements) to complete your tax return.
Telling beneficiaries about tax and income
You must give the beneficiary a statement with the amount of income and tax paid by the trust, if they ask. You can use form R185 (trust) to do this. There바카라 사이트檚 a different form if you need to provide a statement to a settlor who retains an interest.
If there바카라 사이트檚 more than one beneficiary, you must give each of them this information relative to the amount they receive.
Death benefit payments from a pension scheme
You must give the beneficiary extra information if both the following apply:
- you make a payment funded by a taxable lump sum from a pension scheme
- the pension holder has died
Use form R185 (LSDB) if you바카라 사이트檙e a trustee. There바카라 사이트檚 a different form if you바카라 사이트檙e a pension administrator.
You must tell the beneficiary within 30 days.
Other responsibilities
You may have to report other things to HMRC. You need to:
- use the online service to tell HMRC if there are any changes to the trust
- fill in form IHT100 when the trust needs to pay Inheritance Tax
Your other responsibilities as a trustee depend on the type of trust and any instructions from the person who set up the trust in the trust deed.