Module 11 – Quiz

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Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
Answer to Question 1
Answer to Question 2
Answer to Question 3
Answer to Question 4
Answer to Question 5
Answer to Question 6
Answer to Question 7
Answer to Question 8
Answer to Question 9
Answer to Question 10
Answer to Question 11
Answer to Question 12
Areas for review
End of course
Evaluation Questionnaire for Bonds Taxation (AEGON UK)

Welcome to the quiz

Try this quiz to test your knowledge. You’ll find 12 questions in this module, each relating to the key subjects covered in the course.

You’ll be able to see your score as you progress through the quiz. You’ll notice that the navigation controls, only enable you to continue once you have completed each question. There’s no time limit, so take as long as you need.

Don’t worry if you get any of the questions wrong, as we’ll suggest areas for revision once you’ve completed the quiz.

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Question 1

Which of the following are features of bonds other than capital redemption bonds?

Option 1 – A single premium contract
Option 2 – A life policy
Option 3 – Allows tax deferral on the growth of the policy
Option 4 – Tax relief on premiums
Option 5 – Whole-of-life policy
Option 6 – Has lives assured

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Question 2

Which of the following statements are true? A bond is…?

Option 1 – …a form of collective investment
Option 2 – …typically written in clusters of 10, 100 or even 1,000 segments
Option 3 – … a whole-of-life single premium contract

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Question 3

An onshore life office’s funds must pay corporation tax. Which of the following types of income and gains within the life company’s funds are taxed at 20%?

Option 1 – Interest income
Option 2 – Capital gains
Option 3 – Dividend income
Option 4 – Rental income

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Question 4

How are the funds of an offshore bond taxed for an offshore life office?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Capital gains tax
Option 3 – There’s no internal tax apart from some irrecoverable withholding tax

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Question 5

11.6 Content:
When a chargeable event occurs, a bond owned by an individual is liable to what type of tax?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Income tax

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Question 6

How is a bond owned by a company taxed from 1st April 2008 ?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Income tax

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Question 7

If a bond is totally surrendered or the last life assured dies then it’s classed as a chargeable event. Can you identify the other four occasions that are chargeable events?

Option 1 – Partial withdrawal across all segments within the 5% allowance
Option 2 – Assignment by sale of the bond
Option 3 – Partial withdrawal across all segments over the 5% allowance
Option 4 – Full surrender of individual segments
Option 5 – Maturity of the policy
Option 6 – Marriage of policyholder

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Question 8

Wendy Jackson has paid a premium of £100,000 into a bond. She’d like to take £10,000 from the bond, leaving £90,000 invested. How can she achieve this?

Option 1 – Full surrender of the policy
Option 2 – Full surrender by sale of the bond
Option 3 – Full surrender of individual segments
Option 4 – Partial withdrawal across all segments

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Question 9

Take a look at the following bond details. The withdrawal in year three isn’t a chargeable gain. However, what is the 5% allowance carried forward into year four?

Policy year 1, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward none, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals none, 5% allowance carried forward 2,500, Chargeable gain nil.

Policy year 2, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward 2,500, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals none, 5% allowance carried forward 5,000, Chargeable gain nil.

Policy year 3, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward 5,000, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals 5,000, 5% allowance carried forward ? Chargeable gain nil.

Option 1 – Nil
Option 2 – £2,500
Option 3 – £5,000
Option 4 – £7,500

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Question 10

Have a look at the two formulas below. Which one shows the calculation for working out the gain on full surrender of individual segments?

Bond details

Option 1 – Calculation A

Year 1 premium= £100,000 and 5% allowance = £5,000
Year 5 withdraw= £30,000
Minus (5% x £100,000 X 5 years) = £25,000
Gain = £5,000

Option 2 – Calculation B

Year 1 premium= £100,000 - Segmentation allocation = 10
Year 5 withdraw = £100,000 x  3   = £30,000 - Segmentation allocation = 3
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Cost of three segments = £100,000 X 3  - £30,000
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Gain = £nil

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Question 11

Is the following statement true or false?

Top slicing relief is an averaging rule that determines what fraction of the gain is liable for higher rate tax if the taxpayer is otherwise a non-higher rate taxpayer.

Option 1 – True
Option 2 – False

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Question 12

Which of the following statements apply to time apportionment relief?

Option 1 – Time apportionment relief applies to onshore bonds
Option 2 – Time apportionment relief applies to offshore bonds
Option 3 – Time apportionment relief gives relief for periods of non-residence

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Answers to questions in module 8

Answer to Question 1

Which of the following are features of bonds other than capital redemption bonds?

Option 1 – A single premium contract
Option 2 – A life policy
Option 3 – Allows tax deferral on the growth of the policy
Option 4 – Tax relief on premiums
Option 5 – Whole-of-life policy
Option 6 – Has lives assured

Answer
Well done if you selected these five options. A bond has the following features:

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Answer to Question 2

Which of the following statements are true? A bond is…?

Option 1 – …a form of collective investment
Option 2 – …typically written in clusters of 10, 100 or even 1,000 segments
Option 3 – … a whole-of-life single premium contract

Answer
All options 1, 2 and 3 are the right answer. A bond is a whole-of-life single premium contract with collective investments and is typically written in clusters of 10, 100 or even 1,000 identical segments.

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Answer to Question 3

An onshore life office’s funds must pay corporation tax. Which of the following types of income and gains within the life company’s funds are taxed at 20%?

Option 1 – Interest income
Option 2 – Capital gains
Option 3 – Dividend income
Option 4 – Rental income

Answer (options 1, 2 & 4)
The correct answer is options 1, 2 and 4. Onshore bonds must pay corporation tax. The following three types of the life company’s income and gains are taxed at 20%:

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Answer to Question 4

How are the funds of an offshore bond taxed for an offshore life office?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Capital gains tax
Option 3 – There’s no internal tax apart from some irrecoverable withholding tax

Answer
You’re absolutely right if you selected option 3. The funds of an offshore bond have no internal tax for the life office apart from some irrecoverable withholding tax.

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Answer to Question 5

11.6 Content:
When a chargeable event occurs, a bond owned by an individual is liable to what type of tax?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Income tax

Answer
Option 2 is the correct answer. A bond owned by an individual is liable for income tax on a chargeable event.

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Answer to Question 6

How is a bond owned by a company taxed from 1st April 2008 ?

Option 1 – Corporation tax
Option 2 – Income tax

Answer
Option 1 is the right answer. A bond owned by a company is liable for corporation tax under the loan relationship rules from the first accounting period beginning on, or after, 1st April 2008.

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Answer to Question 7

If a bond is totally surrendered or the last life assured dies then it’s classed as a chargeable event. Can you identify the other four occasions that are chargeable events?

Option 1 – Partial withdrawal across all segments within the 5% allowance
Option 2 – Assignment by sale of the bond
Option 3 – Partial withdrawal across all segments over the 5% allowance
Option 4 – Full surrender of individual segments
Option 5 – Maturity of the policy
Option 6 – Marriage of policyholder

Answer
The correct answer are options 2, 3, 4 and 5. There are six chargeable events that can give rise to a gain on the bond:

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Answer to Question 8

Wendy Jackson has paid a premium of £100,000 into a bond. She’d like to take £10,000 from the bond, leaving £90,000 invested. How can she achieve this?

Option 1 – Full surrender of the policy
Option 2 – Full surrender by sale of the bond
Option 3 – Full surrender of individual segments
Option 4 – Partial withdrawal across all segments

Answer
Did you select options 3 and 4? There are two ways to take out part of the value of the bond: by full surrender of individual segments or partial withdrawal across all segments.

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Answer to Question 9

Take a look at the following bond details. The withdrawal in year three isn’t a chargeable gain. However, what is the 5% allowance carried forward into year four?

Policy year 1, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward none, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals none, 5% allowance carried forward 2,500, Chargeable gain nil.

Policy year 2, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward 2,500, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals none, 5% allowance carried forward 5,000, Chargeable gain nil.

Policy year 3, Premiums paid 50,000, 5% allowance brought forward 5,000, 5% allowance for year 2,500, Withdrawals 5,000, 5% allowance carried forward ? Chargeable gain nil.

Option 1 – Nil
Option 2 – £2,500
Option 3 – £5,000
Option 4 – £7,500

Answer
The correct answer is option 2. The 5% allowance carried into year four is £5,000 (carried from year two) + £2,500 (5% allowance for year three) less £5,000 withdrawal = £2,500.

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Answer to Question 10

Have a look at the two formulas below. Which one shows the calculation for working out the gain on full surrender of individual segments?

Bond details

Option 1 – Calculation A

Year 1 premium= £100,000 and 5% allowance = £5,000
Year 5 withdraw= £30,000
Minus (5% x £100,000 X 5 years) = £25,000
Gain = £5,000

Option 2 – Calculation B

Year 1 premium= £100,000 - Segmentation allocation = 10
Year 5 withdraw = £100,000 x  3   = £30,000 - Segmentation allocation = 3
                                             10

Cost of three segments = £100,000 X 3  - £30,000
                                               10    
Gain = £nil

Answer
The correct answer is option 2 - B. The following formula for full surrender of individual segments is:

Year 1 premium= £100,000 - Segmentation allocation = 10
Year 5 withdraw = £100,000 x  3   = £30,000 - Segmentation allocation = 3
                                             10

Cost of three segments = £100,000 X 3  - £30,000
                                               10    
Gain = £nil

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Answer to Question 11

Is the following statement true or false?

Top slicing relief is an averaging rule that determines what fraction of the gain is liable for higher rate tax if the taxpayer is otherwise a non-higher rate taxpayer.

Option 1 – True
Option 2 – False

Answer
The correct answer is option 1. If the policyholder isn’t usually a higher rate taxpayer and the addition of the gain to their other income puts them into the higher tax bracket, they may be eligible for top slicing relief. This is an averaging rule that determines the fraction of the gain, known as the slice, which is liable for higher rate tax.

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Answer to Question 12

Which of the following statements apply to time apportionment relief?

Option 1 – Time apportionment relief applies to onshore bonds
Option 2 – Time apportionment relief applies to offshore bonds
Option 3 – Time apportionment relief gives relief for periods of non-residence

Answer
Did you identify option 2 and 3 as the right answer? Time apportionment relief only applies to offshore bonds and gives relief for periods of non-residence.

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Areas for review:

Module 1 – Introduction to bonds taxation
Module 2 – What is a bond? relate to questions 1 and 2
Module 3 – Life office taxation relate to questions 3 and 4
Module 4 – What type of tax applies to an onshore and offshore bond? relate to questions 5 and 6
Module 5 – How to work out the gain relate to questions 7 and 8
Module6 – How to calculate a gain using the 5% rule relate to questions 9
Module 7 – How to take money from the bond relate to questions 10
Module 8 – When does a tax charge on a bond arise?
Module 9 – How to calculate tax on the gain with top slicing relate to questions 11
Module 10 – Exceptions relate to questions 12

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