Closed consultation

Draft legislation: Lifetime ISA

• From: HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury
• Published: 27 October 2016

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Summary

Draft legislation amending the Individual Savings Account (ISA) Regulations to establish Lifetime ISA.

This consultation ran from
27 October 2016 to 11:45pm on 6 January 2017

Consultation description

This draft legislation amending the Individual Savings Account (ISA) Regulations to establish Lifetime ISA, includes rules in relation to the government bonus payable on Lifetime ISA savings and withdrawals from accounts.

This technical consultation will be of interest to ISA investors, potential providers of Lifetime ISA, and conveyancers acting for individuals purchasing their first home.

It is intended that these regulations, which are being published in draft for consultation, will amend the ISA Regulations (S.I.1998/1870) from 6 April 2017 to establish Lifetime ISA, including the rules in relation to the government bonus and withdrawals from accounts. The draft regulations will also increase the overall ISA limit from £15,240 to £20,000 from 6 April 2017.

HM Revenue and Customs has published draft regulations together with a draft explanatory memorandum for a period of technical consultation, which will close on 6 January 2017.

Lifetime ISA was first announced at Budget 2016:

Any comments on these draft regulations should be sent by email to: savings.audit@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

Documents

Draft Explanatory Memorandum to the Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. XX) Regulations 2017

PDF, 106 KB, 5 pages

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SI: 2017 No. 0000 Income Tax Capital Gains Tax The Individual Savings Account (Amendment No. XX) Regulations 2017

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Published 27 October 2016