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From my reading, it seems OEICs pay 20% corporation tax on income from bonds. Is this right and does it make the asset class less desirable considering fees too? Most people can earn such interest free of deductions if holding direct (ISA/PSA). In the case of a fund of funds, could corpration tax double up?
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  • InvesterJones
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    From my reading, it seems OEICs pay 20% corporation tax on income from bonds. Is this right and does it make the asset class less desirable considering fees too? Most people can earn such interest free of deductions if holding direct (ISA/PSA). In the case of a fund of funds, could corpration tax double up?
    No idea on the corporation tax status for OEICs, but since performance is reported after fees it's easy to compare desirability vs other asset classes.
  • masonic
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    edited 7 June 2024 at 7:26PM
    From my reading, it seems OEICs pay 20% corporation tax on income from bonds. Is this right and does it make the asset class less desirable considering fees too? Most people can earn such interest free of deductions if holding direct (ISA/PSA). In the case of a fund of funds, could corpration tax double up?
    Companies would pay corporation tax on their profits. Company dividends would be distributed net of any corporation tax. Interest on bonds would be taxable on the end investor, not the fund itself. I doubt there is double taxation when received into an OEIC, especially as they have to distribute all of the income they receive to investors. Perhaps you could post a link to your source.
  • Compound_2
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    edited 7 June 2024 at 7:18PM
    The source is HSBC Global Asset Management (OEIC Prospectus, Annual Report).

    Evaluating bond fund performance figures could be problematic when their data is for recent years, a period of bonds underperforming cash due to central banks raising interest rates.
  • masonic
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    edited 7 June 2024 at 7:31PM
    The source is HSBC Global Asset Management (OEIC Prospectus, Annual Report).
    That report states: "Corporation tax is charged at 20% of the revenue liable to corporation tax less expenses"
    Taking for example the Corporate Bond fund, here is the section on taxation:
    Could you point out where in those past 2 years any corporation tax was paid? Looks to me like it was 100% deductible owing to the interest distributions. Total tax for the year (5a) was zero with the breakdown shown in 5b. None of the income was retained by the OEIC, so it was not taxed. The income is taxable on the fund's investors.
  • Compound_2
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    I was looking at the documents for the multi-asset Global Strategy Portfolios (HSBC OpenFunds).
  • masonic
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    I was looking at the documents for the multi-asset Global Strategy Portfolios (HSBC OpenFunds).
    and what do the figures show there?
  • Compound_2
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    Over 3m tax in Balanced Portfolio for year ending April 2023.
  • wmb194
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    Over 3m tax in Balanced Portfolio for year ending April 2023.
    Link and screenshot?
  • Compound_2
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    Files are accessible via the HSBC website but you must first agree to their regulatory disclaimers.
  • Compound_2
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    Yes, that is the same figure I saw. What made me think the tax relates to the income from bonds was the following from the Taxation section of the OpenFunds Prospectus:
    'Dividends received by the Funds are generally exempt from corporation tax. Income other than dividends
    received by the Funds is liable to corporation tax after deducting allowable expenses of management...
    Where a Fund holds an investment in any other onshore or offshore fund that during the Fund’s accounting
    period is broadly greater than 60% invested, directly or indirectly (through similar funds or derivatives) in cash,
    bonds or derivatives linked to similar assets, any amounts accounted for as income will be taxable income of
    the Fund for the period concerned.'

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