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ISA Transfer?

Hi just wondered if you could help, if I transfer an ISA with its full allowance + interest at the beginning of a new tax year to a new provider can I then top up with the full years allowance? & when topping up an ISA any interest earned previously obviously doesn't count as part of your NEW allowance?

Sorry for basic ?

Thx
joe2cool

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  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    joe2cool wrote: »
    Hi just wondered if you could help, if I transfer an ISA with its full allowance + interest at the beginning of a new tax year to a new provider can I then top up with the full years allowance? & when topping up an ISA any interest earned previously obviously doesn't count as part of your NEW allowance?
    Yes, as long as the new provider permits additional subxcriptions - your annual ISA allowance only applies to new money, not to capital & interest already within a Cash ISA.
  • joe2cool
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    Thank you for your quick reply
    joe2cool
  • joe2cool
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    Could I also ask if you have still added cash to your present ISA after the new tax year then decide to transfer, is this amount deducted from your allowance with your new provider?

    Thx
    joe2cool
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    No, but you can only add to one ISA per year.
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  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    joe2cool wrote: »
    Could I also ask if you have still added cash to your present ISA after the new tax year then decide to transfer, is this amount deducted from your allowance with your new provider?
    If you have subscribed to provider 'A' (your present Cash ISA provider) after 6th April 2010, then transfer the ISA to provider 'B', you can subscribe any remaining balance of your 2010/11 allowance to the new provider, providing that Provider B's ISA permits additional subscriptions.

    In the above example if you subscribed £1,600 to provider A before the transfer, you would be able to subscribe up to an additional £3,500 to provider B before 5th April 2011.
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    Thx again appreciated
    joe2cool
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