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sharia-compliant
kidmugsy
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Stray thought: I see sharia-compliant savings accounts where the literature states that they don't pay out interest but rather profits.
Income tax: does that mean that the quasi-interest is subject not to the savings allowance but instead to the dividends allowance?
Income tax: does that mean that the quasi-interest is subject not to the savings allowance but instead to the dividends allowance?
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No, alternative finance return is treated as if it were interest.
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/savings-and-investment-manual/saim2250
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According to https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/savings/12124992/Will-my-Sharia-compliant-savings-be-tax-free-from-April.html:HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirmed that profits from Sharia accounts would count towards the personal savings allowance.
A spokesman said: "Where returns are the economic equivalent of interest (and meet certain other criteria) they are taxed as if they are interest - and will be included within the definition of savings income."0 -
Lloyds, United National Bank, Al Rayan Bank, BLME and Gatehouse are just a few of the banks offering Sharia-compliant savings accounts in the UK. The basics of Sharia law is that you may not profit from money - so savings accounts cannot pay interest. Instead they offer savers an expected profit rate. To achieve this return savers' money must be used in a productive way, meaning Islamic banks must invest it in ethical areas (no alcohol, meat, gambling, tobacco, arms etc).
Money is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme up to £85,000 where the bank is registered in the UK and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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^ That would have been a good answer if OP's question had been 'can you tell me all about Sharia accounts', but, as the question was specifically about taxation of returns on such accounts, which it didn't even attempt to answer, it rather misses the point!0
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Might be of interest, there is a fund called HSBC Amanah Fund which I believe complies with Sharia."If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett
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