Individual savings account

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An individual savings account (ISA or Isa; ) is a class of retail investment arrangement available to residents of the United Kingdom. Introduced in 1999 as an Individual Special Savings Account (ISSA), the accounts are exempt from income tax and capital gains tax on the investment returns, and no tax is payable on money withdrawn from the scheme. Cash and a broad range of investments can be held within the arrangement, and there is no restriction on when or how much money can be withdrawn. Since 2017, there have been four types of account: cash ISA, stocks & shares ISA, innovative finance ISA (IFISA) and lifetime ISA (LISA). Each taxpayer has an annual investment limit (£20,000 since 2020–21) which can be split among the four types as desired. Additionally, children under 18 may hold a junior ISA, with a different annual limit. From April 2027, the annual cash ISA limit will be reduced to £12,000 for investors under the age of 65. Until the lifetime ISA was introduced in 2017, ISAs were...

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