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Updates: Trust Registration Service Manual

2024

4 October 2024 published amendments

How to: contents

New "How to" guidance added - TRSM92000, TRSM93000, TRSM94000, and TRSM95000.

New "How to" guidance added - TRSM92000, TRSM93000, TRSM94000, and TRSM95000.

10 July 2024 published amendments

8 April 2024 published amendments

Penalties: contents: Failure to keep the information held on TRS up to date

Clarification regarding issuing of penalties

Penalties: contents: Failure to register on time

Clarification added regarding issuing of penalties.

2023

22 December 2023 published amendments

6 October 2023 published amendments

21 September 2023 published amendments

25 May 2023 published amendments

Trust Data Requests: contents: Introduction

Clarified reasons why data may not be available to requesters added relevant links

Trust Data Requests: contents: legitimate interest and offshore company Trust Data Requests

Clarified reasons why data may not be available to requesters added relevant links

Trust Data Requests: contents: how to make a Trust Data Request

Clarified reasons why data may not be available to requesters added relevant links

Trust Data Requests: contents: exemptions to Trust Data Requests

Clarified reasons why data may not be available to requesters added relevant links

Clarified reasons why data may not be available to requesters added relevant links

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Requirement to review an excerpt of the register

Update following consultations with Representative bodies

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Material discrepancies

Update following consultations with Representative bodies

Discrepancy reporting: contents: How to make a discrepancy report

Update following consultations with Representative bodies

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Business Relationships and ongoing monitoring

Update following consultations with Representative bodies

18 May 2023 published amendments

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable express trusts: contents: additional registration requirements for non-UK express trusts

Updated to clarify the position of business relationship to reflect other guidance within TRSM

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: professional services and commercial arrangements

Individual Voluntary arrangement(IVA) /Protected Trusts Deeds(PTD) section updated

Types of trust that need to be registered: non-UK trusts entering a business relationship: contents: introduction and basic definition

Trustees changed to trust to clarify that relationship is with trust

Types of trust that need to be registered: non-UK trusts entering a business relationship: contents: element of duration

Final paragraph added to reflect requirement of MLRs from April 12023. Capitalisation of business relationship and relevant person

Registration: contents: information required: contents: trust details

The date the trust was created section updated

4 April 2023 published amendments

31 March 2023 published amendments

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Introduction

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Business Relationships and ongoing monitoring

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Requirement to review an excerpt of the register

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: The Proof of Registration document

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Material discrepancies

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Timing of discrepancy reporting

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents: How to make a discrepancy report

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

Discrepancy reporting: contents

Re-draft due to amendment of the legislation in September 2022 that comes in to force 1st April 2023

30 March 2023 published amendments

3 March 2023 published amendments

31 January 2023 published amendments

Registration: contents

New page added

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Timing of discrepancy reporting

Detail of business relationship and reporting of material discrepancy updated

Registration: contents: introduction: contents: introduction

Removed the ‘How to Register‘ section and new page created at TRSM33000 to include this detail.

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

Unit trust detail updated

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: UK registered pension schemes

Detail added regarding exemption of retirement benefits RAC

2022

13 December 2022 published amendments

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Timing of discrepancy reporting

Update to working relationship whilst assisting with the registration process.

17 November 2022 published amendments

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable estates: contents: Interaction between estates in administration and trusts

Clarification on registration process for will trusts

Discrepancy reporting: contents: Material discrepancies

Clarification of whether a trust name is a material discrepancy and grammar correction.

Discrepancy reporting: contents: How to make a discrepancy report

Clarification of responsibility to assess whether a trust should be registered.

Clarification of responsibility to assess whether a trust should be registered and link re-instated

9 September 2022 published amendments

1 September 2022 published amendments

Trust Data Requests: contents: how to make a Trust Data Request

Links added to ‘Make a data request about a trust’ form

Discrepancy reporting: contents: How to make a discrepancy report

Link to Report a discrepancy in a trust form added.

2 August 2022 published amendments

29 July 2022 published amendments

20 July 2022 published amendments

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

Additional content added for sub-fund settlements

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: insurance policies and compensation pay-outs

Addition of further information on personal injury trusts

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: property ownership

New section ‘Property held on behalf of a partnership’ added; confirmation of position for taxable co-ownership trusts

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: charitable trusts

Confirmation of position for unincorporated associations

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: trusts registered on a European Economic Area (EEA) register

Confirmation of position for trusts established in the UK

Registration: contents: introduction: contents: introduction

Link to TRS GOV.UK pages added

Registration: contents: information required: contents: introduction

New section 'Practicalities of gathering the required information' added.

Registration: contents: information required: contents: settlor details

New section 'Settlors of trusts established by Deeds of Variation' added

Deadlines: contents: introduction

Additional content on taxable and non-taxable deadlines

Deadlines: contents: additional registrable taxable trust deadlines

Minor changes; link to 32080 added.

23 June 2022 published amendments

14 April 2022 published amendments

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

Confirmation that Junior ISAs are not registerable

Registration: contents: information required: contents: introduction

Confirmation for information required on previous beneficial owners

Deadlines: contents: introduction

Clarification for closed trust position

25 February 2022 published amendments

Trust Data Requests: contents: Introduction

Changes to reflect Statutory Instrument changes

Registration: contents: information required: contents: trustee details

Mental capacity description updated

Registration: contents: information required: contents: settlor details

Mental capacity description updated

Registration: contents: information required: contents: beneficiary details

Clarification on contingent beneficiaries and class of beneficiaries

Registration: contents: information required: contents: individuals or businesses who have control over the trust

Mental capacity description updated

Registration: contents: information required: contents: reporting a controlling interest in a non-EEA entity

Confirmation on the requirement to report third country entity info to type A and B trusts

Deadlines: contents: introduction

Changes to reflect statutory Instrument changes & confirmation for closed trust position

24 February 2022 published amendments

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents

New page added - TRSM23160 Bank accounts for minors

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable taxable trusts: contents: when does a trust have a liability to UK taxation trigger the requirement to register

IHT enveloped property detail added.

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

Bare trust inclusions updated & Disabled persons trust detail updated.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable express trusts: contents: additional registration requirements for non-UK express trusts

Meaning of acquired land clarified.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: insurance policies and compensation pay-outs

Additions to the insurance exclusion page following the Statutory Instrument changes.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: property ownership

Property held on behalf of minor children & Property owned by more than 4 people added and further detail on Co-ownerships trusts

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: charitable trusts

Funds held on trust by registered charities section added.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: trusts where a disabled person is the beneficiary

Statutory provisions paragraph added

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: professional services and commercial arrangements

Examples added to Trusts arising from commercial transactions and minor typo corrected

2021

8 December 2021 published amendments

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

Employee benefit trust (EBT) & Sub-fund settlement sections added, expansion on Settlor-interested trusts section, minor wording correction to Bare Trust section.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable express trusts: contents: additional registration requirements for non-UK express trusts

Changes made relevant to Scottish Law & dates added to business relationship

Registration: contents: information required: contents: recording assets for a registrable taxable trust

Updates to money section, time clarification added to shares, Business, partnerships & other assets.

Registration: contents: information required: contents: mental capacity

Timing of updates to mental capacity clarified

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: insurance policies and compensation pay-outs

Life Insurance policies surrender section updated/added, minor corrections to grammar and time from added to an example.

28 October 2021 published amendments

Types of trust that need to be registered: non-UK trusts entering a business relationship: contents: introduction and basic definition

New section added for definition of business relationship. More detail added to when business relationships affect TRS registration. Reference added to new page TRSM24040.

Updated link to TRSM24040

Types of trust that need to be registered: non-UK trusts entering a business relationship: contents: element of duration

New paragraph added.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: non-UK trusts entering a business relationship: contents

New page added - types of trusts that need to be registered.

New page added - types of trusts that need to be registered.

Deadlines: contents: introduction

New guidance on deadlines for registration and changes

Registration: contents: information required: contents: mental capacity

Sections added to support additional ‘don’t know’ answer for Trustees and factors in considering mental capacity.

1 September 2021 published amendments

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: who is this manual for

Paragraph removed regarding estates containing a trust

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: Feedback on this manual

New page

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents

New page added

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: what is the Trust Registration Service

Legislative reference updated

Introduction to the Trust Registration Service: contents: common types of trusts and interaction with the register

The definitions of various trusts have been updated.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: introduction and definitions: contents: what types of trust are required to register

Small amendment under heading 'as a registrable express trust'

Registration: contents: information required: contents: trust details

Clarification of business relationship question

Registration: contents: information required: contents: trustee details

Minor amendments under ‘Country of nationality’ and ‘Country of residence’

Registration: contents: information required: contents: settlor details

Minor amendments under ‘Country of nationality’ and ‘Country of residence’

Registration: contents: information required: contents: individuals or businesses who have control over the trust

Minor amendments under ‘Country of nationality’ and ‘Country of residence’

Registration: contents: information required: contents: additional information required for trusts with a UK tax liability

Minor clarification for information on each beneficial owner

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: estates and trusts created on death

Additional paragraphs added under ‘Trust created by will’. Other minor changes also introduced.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: historic pilot trusts

Minor amendment to wording in third paragraph

Deadlines: contents: additional registrable taxable trust deadlines

Additional example included. Other minor amendments made.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: excluded express trusts: contents: trusts imposed by legislation or court order

Additional text added under ‘Trusts imposed by court order’

Trustee data retention obligations: contents: how long the information must be retained by professional trustees

Additional words added to second paragraph

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable taxable trusts: contents: interaction between registrable taxable and registrable express trusts

Minor amendment to text in first paragraph

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: further considerations for registrable taxable trusts: contents: statutory trusts

Minor amendments to the wording of the text on this page

Trust Data Requests: contents: information that is accessible

Sentence regarding confirming name of trust amended.

Types of trust that need to be registered: contents: registrable estates: contents: introduction

Clarification of estates required to register on TRS.

17 May 2021 published amendments