Chris Williams considers the complexities of settlements and tax planning to fund a child’s education
There are no special rules that apply to arrangements to fund education costs for family members – which is just as well really, when the general settlements legislation applies anyway. A study of the raft of anti-avoidance legislation applicable demonstrates why tax-efficient planning for a child’s education and support is difficult, especially for a parent. This is why the first part of this article is given over to considering what is not possible; once the impossibilities have been eliminated, we are left – to paraphrase a certain fictitious detective – with what is possible.
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