Glossary financial terms

Common initialisms and acronyms and some links to the financial and tax community. It is by no means comprehensive and Financial Institutions change, so please let me know of any changes or additions.


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AEOI
Automatic Exchange of Information
AIA
Annual Investment Allowance
AIC
Association of Investment Companies
AIF
Authorised investment Fund
AIFM
Alternative Investment Fund Managers
AIFMD
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
AIM
Alternative Investment Market
AIMA
Alternative Investment Management Association
AMAP
Approved Mileage Allowance Payment
AML
Anti Money Laundering
APN
Accelerated Payment Notice
ARD
Accounting Reference Date
ART
Additional rate income tax (UK)
ATED
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
AUT
Authorised Unit Trust (UK)

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BBLS
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
BBSI
Bank, Building Society Interest
BEPS
Base erosion and profit shifting
BRT
Basic rate income tax (UK)
BVCA
Venture Capital Association

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CASC
Community Amateur Sports Club
CATT
Central Agent Authorisation Team
CBILS
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
CCCTB
Common consolidated corporate tax base
CCF
Common Contractual Fund (Dublin)
CCM
Customer Compliance Manager (HMRC)
CDF
Contractual Disclosure Facility
CEC
Chargeable Event Certificate
CFA
Committee on Fiscal Affairs
CGT
Capital Gains Tax
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States - Countries of former Soviet Republics
CIS
Construction Industry Scheme (tax)
CJRS
Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme
CJRSV3
Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme Version 3
CLT
Chargeable Lifetime Transfer
COIHC
Closely-owned Investment Holding Companies
COP
Code of Practice
CMA
Competition and Markets Authority
CP
Consultation Paper
CPEC
Convertible Preferred Equity Certificate
CPSE
Commercial Property Standard Enquiry
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CRS
Common Reporting Standard
CSG
Cost Sharing Group
CTA
Corporation Tax Act 2010
CTF
Child Trust Fund

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DAC
Directive on Administrative Co-Operation
DOTAS
Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme
DTA/DTT
Double Taxation Agreement/Double Taxation Treaty
DTTP
Double Tax Treaty Passport Scheme

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EBT
Employee Benefit Trust
EC
European Commission
ECJ
European Court of Justice
EEA
European Economic Area
EIS
Enterprise Investment Scheme
ELPS
Equitable Life Payments Scheme
e-MDF
e-Markets Disclosure Facility
EPUT
Exempt Unauthorised Property Unit Trust
ESA
Employment and Support Allowance
ESC-C16
Extra-Statutory Concession
ESD
European Savings Directive
ESMA
European Securities and Markets Authority
EU
European Union
EUSA
European Union Savings Agreement
EUSD
European Union Savings Directive
EUUT
Exempt UK unauthorised unit trust

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FAC
Fees and Commissions
FACTA
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (US)
FAIF
Funds of Alternative Investment Fund
FAQ
Frequently asked question
FATCA
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
FCA
Financial Conduct Authority
FCDO
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
FCP
Fonds commun de placement - Fund invested in stocks, bonds and/or money-market securities
FD
Financial derivative instruments
FHL
Furnished Holiday Letting
FPS
Full Payment Submission
FRC
Financial Reporting Council
FRS
Flat Rate Scheme
FSMA
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
FTT
Financial Transaction Tax
FTT
First Tier Tribunal
F-tT
First tier Tribunal
FTWA
Full-time work abroad

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G20
Group of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from 20 major economies
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAS
Grants and Subsidies
GDO
Genuine diversity of ownership
GPUT
Guernsey Property Unit Trust

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HMRC
His Majesties Revenue and Customs
HMT
His Majesty's Treasury
HRT
Higher rate income tax (UK)
Holdco
Holding Company

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IA
The Investment Association (formerly IMA)
IBO
Income Belonging to Others
ICAEW
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
ICTA
Income and Corporation Taxes Act
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
IGA
Intergovernmental Agreement
IHT
Inheritance Tax
IOD
Institute of Directors
IR35
Tax legislation applying to individual Contractors and Freelancers
IRS
Internal Revenue Service (USA)
ISA
Individual Savings Account
ITA
Income Tax Act 2007
ITC
Closed-ended Investment trust company
ITEPA
Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
ITSA
Income Tax Self Assessment
ITTOIA
Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

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JPUT
Jersey Property Unit Trust
JSS
Job Support Scheme

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KYC
Know Your Customer

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LEL
Lower Earnings Limit
LDF
Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility
LDT
Landfill Disposals Tax
LISA
Lifetime Individual Savings Account
LLP
Limited liability Partnership
LP
Limited Partnership
LTA
Lifetime Allowance
LTT
Land Transaction Tax
LTV
Loan-to-value

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MOO
Mutuality of Obligation
MCP
Management Company Passport
MOU
Memorandum of understanding
MP
Member of Parliament
MTD
Making Tax Digital

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NAV
Net asset value
NURS
Non-Ucits retail scheme
NISA
New Individual Savings Account
NIC
National Insurance Contribution
Non-dom
a UK resident whose permanent home, or domicile, is outside of the UK
NRB
Nil rate band
NRLS
Non Resident Landlord Scheme
NURS
Non-Ucits retail scheme

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OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEIC
Open-ended investment company (UK)
OFR
UK Reporting Fund Regime
OIG
Offshore income gain
OI
Other interest
OWR
Overseas Workday Relief

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PAIF
Property Authorised Investment Fund
PAYE
Pay As You Earn (Tax)
PET
Potentially Exempt Transfer
PFPV
Pension Fund Pooling Vehicle
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPI
Payment Protection Insurance
PPL
Profit-participating loan
PPR
Principal Private Residence
PRA
Prudential Regulation Authority
PRR
Private Residence Relief
PT
Primary Threshold
PUT
Property Unit Trust

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QEF
Qualifying Electing Fund
QIF
Qualifying Investor Fund (Dublin)
QIP
Quarterly Instalment Payments
QIS
Qualified Investor Scheme (UK)
QNUPS
Qualifying Non UK Pension Scheme
QROPS
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme
QTD
Qualifying Time Deposit (account)

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RAS
Relief at Source
RBC
Remittance Basis Charge
RDR
Retail Distribution Review
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
RMC
Residential Management Company
ROPL
Reporting on Rents and other payments arising from land
RPI
Retail Price Index
RPS
Registered Pension Scheme
RTI
Real Time Information

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SA
Self-assessment
SD
Stamp Duty
SDLT
Stamp Duty Land Tax
SDRT
Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
SEIS
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
SEISS
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
SICAV
Open-ended collective investment scheme (Luxembourg)
SIF
Special Investment Fund (Luxembourg)
SIPP
Self-invested personal pension
SIV
Structured investment vehicle
SLP
Stock Listed Price
SME
Small and Medium (Medium-sized) Enterprises
SPV
Special Purpose Vehicle
SRO
Self-Regulating Organisation
SRIT
Scottish Rate of Income Tax
SRT
Statutory Residence Test - statutory definition of UK tax residence
ST
Secondary Threshold

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TCF
Treating Customers Fairly
TCGA
Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
TCUP
Tax Catch Up Plan
TEF
Tax Elected Fund
TER
Total Expenses Ratio
TIEA
Tax Information Exchange Agreement
TLPI
Traded Life Policy Investment
TNRF
Transparent non-reporting fund
TRF
Transparent reporting fund
TTP
Time to Pay arrangement (HMRC)

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UCITS
Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities
UK
United Kingdom
US
United States
US 40
United States Regulated Investment Companies (known as 40 Act Funds)
USM
Unlisted Securities Market
UT
Upper Tribunal
UTR
Unique Taxpayer Reference

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VAT
Value Added Tax
VAT MOSS
Value Added Tax: Mini One Stop Shop
VCIC
Open-ended Variable Capital Investment Company (Dublin)
VCT
Venture Capital Trust

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WDA
Writing Down Allowance
WHT
Withholding tax