Hybrid trusts continue to cause confusion in the market.  I wrote a post about this previously, but though I would dig up some more relevant posts for those of you who wanted more information on this tricky subject.  Remember to weigh up the pros and cons depending on the situation and if you think you can use trust to get around paying tax then you are very dangerous ground!

Hybrid Trusts – Where are we now? Where are we going now?

Hybrid Trusts, as the name suggests, are a combination of a Discretionary Trust and a Unit Trust. Unit holders are entitled to fixed income and/ or capital. However there is still a lot of flexibility for the Trustee to deal with the …

What is a Hybrid Trust? By Melissa Gordon At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Title: What is a Hybrid Trust?, Category: Legal, Author: Melissa Gordon, PubDate: 2009-07-19.