Introduction Background Note
7.There is a special SDRT charge (known as the “Schedule 19” charge) on UK unit trusts and open-ended investment companies. This is a 0.5 per cent charge on the value of surrenders, by investors, of units or shares in a fund to the fund manager, although this charge may be reduced in two different ways when the amount of tax is calculated. The tax is generally accounted for by the fund manager but ultimately borne by investors.
8.The Government announced at Budget 2013 that the Schedule 19 charge would be abolished in Finance Act 2014 as part of a package of measures to make the UK more attractive as a domicile for investment funds.