RO3 (Personal Taxation) Pre Exam Training, Monday 18th May 2020 - online distance learning event

RO3 (Personal Taxation) Pre Exam Training, Monday 18^th May 2020

The Personal Finance Society Hants and Dorset Regional Committee in association with the Insurance Institutes of Bournemouth and Southampton have organised a ‘distance learning’ training day via an online and interactive conference video facility for those members who are studying for and taking the RO3 examination.

NB All MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) Exams are available to book from 1st June for June and there is availability for July as well and August will follow very shortly. All centres will be requested to have a 2 metre gap between desk / computer pods.

Further details available at: https://www.cii.co.uk/about-us/faqs/#!#online-mcq-exams-coronavirus-update

The cost of the day’s training will be £41 for PFS members and £51 for non-PFS members. Your attendance will be confirmed once you have booked online. There is a maximum of 12 attendees. If we are oversubscribed, you will be placed on a waiting list.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all face to face training organised by committee has been suspended until further notice by HM Government and the PFS and CII centrally.

Summary

A one day session delivered remotely over four 90 minute sessions to cover the main topics tested in RO3.

Session 1: Income Tax and NIC

Session 2: Capital Gains Tax, Residence and domicile

Session 3: Inheritance Tax plus miscellaneous taxes (VAT/Stamp duty/Corporation Tax)

Session 4: Taxation of Investments & Trust Taxation

Session 1

Income Tax

• The four types of income and the order of taxation
• Non savings income including trading exemption
• Savings income. Personal Savings Allowance and 0% starting rate.
• Dividend income and Dividend Allowance
• Tax benefits of pension contributions and gift aid
• Adjusted Net Income and its impact on Personal Allowance and Child Benefit
• Marriage Allowance and children’s income
• PAYE and Self-Assessment

National Insurance

• The four classes of NI
• How to calculate NIC for an employed and a self-employed person

Session 2

Capital gains tax

• What assets are taxed and which are exempt
• Exempt disposals
• The basic calculation
• The treatment of losses
• Inter spousal transfers
• CGT and chattels
• Principle Private Residence Relief
• Entrepreneur Relief
• Basic CGT planning

Residence and domicile

How residence and domicile are established

The impact of residence and domicile on Income tax and CGT

Session 3

IHT

• What IHT seeks to task
• The three types of lifetime gifts
• The basic IHT death calculation
• How to calculate transferable Nil Rate Band
• How to deal with outstanding PET and CLT
• Charitable donations and the 36% rate
• Business Relief
• Basic IHT planning and mitigation

Miscellaneous taxes

An outline of VAT. Stamp duty land tax, stamp duty reserve tax and Corporation Tax

Session 4

Taxation of investments

• Unit trust/OEIC taxation
• ISA including Lifetime ISA
• Investment Bond taxation (on and offshore)
• Property exemption, Rent a Room Relief & Real Estate Investment Trusts
• VCT, EIS & SEIS

Trusts

• Outline the three types of Trust, Absolute, Interest in Possession and Discretionary
• Taxation of Income and gains
• IHT and trusts, difference between Relevant and Non-Relevant trusts

By the end of the course, delegates will have covered the key elements of the RO3 syllabus with the emphasis on the CII Learning Outcomes.

The course trainer is John Trayner FCII FPFS, a CII approved trainer, who has supported the Personal Finance Society Hants and Dorset Region’s exam revision programme since 2018.

Details on the links for this interactive online video conference event will be emailed to the delegates after your booking has been confirmed.

Any questions please email the Personal Finance Society Hants and Dorset Regional Committee on hantsanddorsetpfs@outlook.com.

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