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Lifetime Discretionary Trusts – The Problematic 2nd Home/Investment Property
Written on March 1, 2017 at 9:28 am, by Keystone Trust
Discretionary trusts are just one of the many types of trust that Keystone Trust set up and administer. The use of these trusts still continue to be an extremely useful addition to your estate planning portfolio and an excellent way to manage and preserve wealth. With income tax rates remaining high the Government is focused Continue Reading »
Manage Your Wealth and Assets in 2017
Written on January 4, 2017 at 2:40 pm, by Keystone Trust
New years come with resolutions and plans to improve wealth management – there are a number of ways that you can make trusts work for you in the coming months and years to help provide for your family and mitigate your inheritance tax liabilities too. Plan for School & University Tuition Fees The rising cost Continue Reading »
Asset Protection Services
Written on October 26, 2016 at 9:21 am, by Keystone Trust
Asset Protection Services have existed in the UK for millennia; even in the Crusades, when knights left the country they would entrust friends to guard their assets and wealth until they returned. Slowly, this system turned into what we now know as trusts, with an established relationship between trustees, beneficiaries, and donors. Modern asset protection Continue Reading »
Trusts are Keeping the UK’s Largest Fortunes Intact
Written on August 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm, by Keystone Trust
Trusts are a secure and legal way to keep family wealth intact and ensure it is passed from generation to generation. Inheritance tax is currently set at 40% once the threshold is reached, but since the country’s largest fortunes are held in trusts this type of taxation only made up a modest £4.7bn of the Continue Reading »
Trust Administration: the Quality & Efficiency Challenge
Written on April 28, 2016 at 10:55 am, by Keystone Trust
There are more reasons now than ever as to why high quality Trust Administration matters. The number of lifetime trusts being created has fallen as have the sums being put into trust. As a result, the administration costs of a trust are scrutinised even harder. In this climate, keeping costs down through driving efficiencies in Continue Reading »
Investment Property(s) into Trusts
Written on April 28, 2016 at 10:53 am, by Keystone Trust
Trusts are extensively used to preserve and protect the family’s assets by ensuring the assets pass to the correct people when they have the necessary maturity to inherit. With the tax benefits they also provide Trusts are also a valuable solution for clients who want to plan using investment properties/second homes. With income tax rates Continue Reading »
School Fees Planning Using Trusts
Written on April 28, 2016 at 10:51 am, by Keystone Trust
Giving children and grandchildren the best start in life through private schooling and university education is expensive – but can be achieved with effective tax-efficient Trust planning. Why is this so important? “…£53,366 is the average it costs to send a child to university…” “…annual private school fees average £13,194 in 2014..”] “..Private Education costs Continue Reading »