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You cannot put money, for example, into both a Maxi ISA and a Mini ISA in the same tax year, or into two Mini cash ISAs.

ISA rules do not allow anyone to invest in two ISA investments with different managers if they fall in the same component. For example, you cannot have two Mini ISA stocks and shares components. If you want to continue to subscribe to both then from April 2005 you can only do so through a single ISA Manager. You can still invest as much as you did before, as the stocks and shares component investment limit has increased to £4,000.

If you paid into an ISA insurance policy before 5 April 2005, you can continue paying into that policy after 5 April 2005. But if you also subscribe to either a Mini cash or a Mini stocks and shares ISA component you may have to rearrange your savings.

Some ISA managers will offer ISA products that give you a 'cooling off' or cancellation period (usually 7 or 14 days), in which you can change your mind about buying. Provided you cancel within the period set out by that ISA manager the payment made will not count as a subscription into an ISA in that tax year. If you change your mind within that time, you will be free to put money into an alternative ISA in the same tax year with the same or a different manager.

Holding cash in the stocks and shares component.Cash may only be held in the stocks and shares component of ISAs to invest in qualifying stocks and shares. This includes cash subscriptions, interest and dividends, and proceeds from disposals of qualifying investments which have not yet been reinvested.

'with profits' policies. This is a more traditional type of life insurance policy where you participate in the profits the insurer makes from investing your premiums through 'bonuses' which the insurer declares, usually once a year.
-Only certain life insurance policies on the saver's own life, which are specially designed for ISAs can be included in the ISA. These may be the ISA manager's own policies, or the ISA manager may offer a range of policies from different insurers.

Can I get reports and accounts of the companies in my stocks and shares ISA? Your ISA manager can arrange for you to receive reports and accounts, although there may be a charge. You may also be able to attend and vote at the annual meeting of companies in which your ISA invests.

Managers may offer Maxi or Mini ISAs or both. They may offer cash ISAs and stocks and shares ISAs , or only one of these. Some managers may offer ISAs that can include only that company's products. Others may offer a choice of their own and other companies' products. Or they may offer 'self-select' ISAs, where you choose from a wide range of shares and securities the ones you want to hold in your ISA.

You can take your money out at any time, without losing any tax benefits you have already built up. However, some ISAs may run for a fixed period or require notice of withdrawal and you may lose some interest or a bonus if you withdraw early. In some cases, there may also be a penalty if you surrender an ISA life insurance policy early.

The ISA manager may pay interest on this cash while it is held in the account. There is no income tax to pay on this interest, but the manager by law must deduct a flat rate 20% charge before crediting it to the account. You do not have to declare this interest on a tax return.

If you have put money into a Mini cash ISA in the tax year in which you reach 18, you can go on doing so on and after your 18th birthday, subject to the normal limit. Once you have reached 18 you can also apply to open a Mini stocks and shares ISA. You will have to complete a new application in the same way as any other investor.

All ISA managers must be approved by the Inland Revenue and authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), but neither they nor any other Government Department have approved any ISAs.

If you change your mind after the ‘cooling-off’ period, or in a case where there is no cancellation or cooling off period, the money you have invested will count towards your ISA annual subscription limit and your choice of a new ISA will be restricted to another ISA within the same component in that tax year. However, you could transfer the existing ISA to another ISA manager.

You pay no tax on any of the income you receive from your ISA savings and investments. This includes dividends, interest and bonuses.

If you start an ISA in the UK and then go abroad, you cannot continue putting money into the ISA (unless you are a Crown employee working overseas or their spouse). However, you can keep your ISA and you will still get tax relief on investments held in the ISA. When you return, you can start putting money in again (subject to the normal annual limits).