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  • RE: Taxation on Life Insurance Surrender

    Hi HMRC Admin 21 Response, I checked the website you provided, and saw a part of: 21. Loss, or no gain, on the policy. Mine is loss as well, so I no need to do anything, am I correct? Since I just been UK around 2.5 years, so really not sure about the tax policy, please give some advice for help. Thank you so much.
  • RE: Taxation on Life Insurance Surrender

    Hi there, Sorry that I made a mistake on the amount and the money currency, and that is a foreign whole life insurance policy, so I really need you help and advice again, sorry for bothering you, and thank you for your help again. I have recently surrendered a foreign Whole Life Insurance Policy to receive a redemption sum. I am the Policy Holder and Beneficiary. This policy started from 2013 and it is 18 years term policy, I surrendered it at around 12 years. I paid the policy monthly from 2013, total I paid around HKD $120,000, and the surrendered redemption sum is only around HKD $66,000, which included: 1- Terminal Dividend (around HKD $13,000) 2- Cash Surrender Value (around HKD $46,000) 3- Dividend (around HKD $7000) My main question is whether the surrender value would be taxable and require completion of a Self Assessment form? Thank you again. Hoi
  • RE: Taxation on Life Insurance Surrender

    Hi, I have recently surrendered a Whole Life Insurance Policy to receive a redemption sum. I am the Policy Holder and Beneficiary. This policy started from 2013 and it is 18 years term policy, I surrendered it at around 12 years. I paid the policy monthly from 2013, total I paid around £120,000, and the surrendered redemption sum is only around £66,000, which included: 1- Terminal Dividend (around £1,300) 2- Cash Surrender Value (around £46,000) 3- Dividend (around £700) My main question is whether the surrender value would be taxable and require completion of a Self Assessment form? Thank you in advance. Hoi