Personal Investment Company
A long term investment vehicle to retain and grow family wealth.
A personal investment company (PIC) allows for higher post-tax profits and efficient family wealth protection and planning for income and inheritance tax purposes.
The tax benefits
Dividend income is generally tax free
Gains generally taxed at 19% with inflation taken into account
Rental losses can be offset against other income in the company
Portfolio and other management fees can be deducted for tax purposes
Investment income and gains generated could be paid into a pension plan
Business Planning
Profits from family businesses are used for long term personal investments through a personal investments company, with monies lent by the trading company. This retains a trading company that can focus on it’s trading activities and an investment company which can subsequently used to fund retirement.
Retirement Planning
The intention would be for the PIC to invest for the long term with income extracted via dividends, say in retirement, when the individual’s income is lower and when the personal rate of tax is likely to be lower. Any additional funds previously lent to the PIC can be taken out by loan repayment until exhausted.
Family Wealth
In the absence of a PIC, if a spouse or civil partner is subject to lower rates of tax, investments can be transferred to their name utilising their lower rate tax bands. Alternatively if an outright gift to a spouse or civil partner is not appropriate and control of the overall investment strategy is desired, shares in a PIC could be used to optimise personal income levels whilst the donor retains control. Furthermore, the amount of personal income arising and the tax points can be controlled, potentially delaying tax liabilities by a year or more.
