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How to take tax advantages of value ISA? If you are a serious investor you must try to utilize tax benefits from your investment portfolio.  Since ISAs are of different types you need to learn which one is to be used when and how.

There are two main types of ISAs depending on investment limit- Mini ISAs and Maxi ISAs. Again Mini ISAS are of 3 types – cash mini-ISA, bond or share mini-ISA and insurance mini-ISA. An investor can invest a total of £7,000 in 3 types of mini ISAs each year. The division is like this – up to £3,000 in the cash mini-ISA and bond or share mini ISAs respectively, up to £1,000 in insurance mini ISAs.

Interests that are accumulated in mini cash ISAs are tax-free for a year. Moreover you can withdraw the money anytime you wish without compromising on tax benefits.

Bonds or shares ISAs are the ones that get invested in unit trusts, investment trusts, or an OEIC. Similar to interests here coupon payments and dividends are free from tax burden. There is no capital gain tax as well.

Insurance ISA depends on insurance bonds. One can obtain these 3 insurance bonds from three different providers.  The providers could be banks, building societies or other financial institutions.

Maxi ISAs are the alternative to three mini ISAS.  This includes investments in bonds, shares that are provided by investment trusts, unit trusts and OEIC.

Thus ISAs can satisfy both short term savings as well as long term purposes.  It gives instant access to your money when you need it most.  Hence it makes sense to include ISAs to your portfolio.  Every investor in UK must have an ISA account.