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Trust Basics

Creation of a Trust
Do I Need a Solicitor For a Trust?
How Has the Credit Crunch Affected My Estate?
Important Terms Associated With Trusts
Responsibilities of a Trustee
Trusts Jargon Decoded
What are Trustees and Beneficiaries?
What is a Settlor?
What is a Trust?
Where Can I Get Advice on Trusts?
Why Might a Trust be Used?

Child Trust Fund

Alternatives to the Child Trust Fund
Contributing to a Child Trust Fund
CTF Abolition: What Does it Mean for Me?
First Steps - Claiming Child Benefit
Important Budget 2009 Changes to the Child Trust Fund (CTF)
Junior ISA: a Child Trust Fund Replacement?
Keeping Track of a Child Trust Fund Account
Types of Child Trust Fund Account
What is the Child Trust Fund?

Charitable Trusts

Advantages of Charitable Trusts
Appealing for Funds
Charitable vs. Non-Charitable Trusts
Checklist: Is a Charitable Trust Right for Us?
Establishing a Charitable Trust
Recent Legal Reform
Rules on Character
Tax Effectiveness
Top Tips for Deciding on Suitable Beneficiaries
What Are the Alternatives to a Charitable Trust?
What is a Charitable Trust?

Business Succession

Estates, Inheritance and Business Succession: A Case Study
Family Business Succession and Tax
Questionnaire: Is Family Business Succession Right for Me?
Separating Your Business from Your Estate
What Do the New CGT Rules Mean for Me?
Your Business as Part of Your Estate

Offshore Trusts

Are Offshore Trusts Legal?
How Can an Offshore Trust Help Me?
Offshore Trusts Vs ‘Non-Dom’ Status
What Are Offshore Trusts?

Trusts & Self Assessment

How Do I Register for Self Assessment?
Step-by-Step: Completing Your First Self Assessment
Trust Holders: Who Should Complete a Self Assessment?
What If I Cannot Pay My Self Assessment Tax Bill?

Step by Step Guides

Business Succession: Step by Step
Guide: Completing Your First Self Assessment
Leaving Money to Charity: Step by Step Guide
Setting Up a Charitable Trust: Step by Step Guide
Setting Up a Living Trust: Step by Step Guide
Setting Up an Asset Protection Trust: Step by Step Guide
Setting Up an Inheritance Tax Trust: Step by Step Guide

Asset Protection Trusts

All About Protective Trusts
Asset Protection and Divorce
Choosing a Location for Your Asset Protection Trust
Does an Asset Protection Trust Suit My Needs?
My Asset Protection Trust Failed: Case Study
Separating Ownership and Use
What is Asset Protection?

Estate

Administration of Your Estate
Choosing a Trust Type for Inheritance Tax - Step by Step
Estate Jargon: Key Concepts Explained
Probate Valuation Explained
Protecting your Estate from Market Fluctuations
Providing Security for your Dependants
Rules on Estates for Non-Domiciled Individuals
Tax Relief Through Gifting
The Probate Process and How to Avoid It
What Are Equitable Estates?
What is an Estate?
What is Estate Planning?

Types of Trust

Accumulation and Maintenance and Mixed Trusts
Implied and Express Trusts
Incentive Trusts: Encouraging Responsibility
Other Types of Trust
Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
What is a Bare Trust?
When is a Trust Constructive?
When is a Trust Public or Private?
When Would I Use a Discretionary Trust?
When Would I Use an Interest in Possession Trust?

Living Trusts

Avoidance of Probate
Disadvantages of Living Trusts
Guardianship and Incapacity
Living Trusts vs Lasting Power of Attorney: Which is Right for Me?
Reasons for Establishing a Living Trust
Revocable and Irrevocable Living Trusts
What If I Want to End My Living Trust?
What is a Living Trust?
Wills and Living Trusts

Testamentary Trusts

Are Discretionary Will Trusts Still Necessary?
Avoiding Inheritance Tax
Budget 2011 and Inheritance Tax: What Changed?
Checklist: Do I Need a Testamentary Trust?
Failure of Testamentary Trusts
Life Insurance Trusts
Potential Problems with Inheritance Tax and Trusts
What is a Testamentary Trust?
What is Inheritance Tax?