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Old Jun 23rd 2021 | 8:58 am
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Can I buy premium bonds in the UK or is this classed as gambling? I live in Florida. TIA
 
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I seem to remember that they:
1. Count as gambling. And 2. Even if not would be taxable in the US, so a pretty bad investment.

 
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That's what I thought.
 
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That's what I thought.
I think premium bonds are fun to have, though. I’ve been an investor in them since 1958, and I’m not about to divest just because I’m a US citizen and resident. I simply refer to the holding in the FBAR return as “NS&I”, with the address in Glasgow and so forth. I did once win £25, so I declared it as interest and paid tax on it. Now, admittedly, if I won a large prize, red flags might be raised! I figure I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it ...
 
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Thanks, I had them 10 years ago but cashed them in for the same reason as Owen788 said. Gambling. My problem is I have still have money in England sitting in a bank earning zero interest. The exchange rate has got much better now so I may just move it to dollars and not have to do FBAR anymore.
 
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Thanks, I had them 10 years ago but cashed them in for the same reason as Owen788 said. Gambling. My problem is I have still have money in England sitting in a bank earning zero interest. The exchange rate has got much better now so I may just move it to dollars and not have to do FBAR anymore.
Exactly - gambling. That was the issue I addressed in my post, by implication.
 
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I have 50k of bonds and since the winnings were reduced I have won £50. Not worth bothering with unless you can benefit from changes in currency values.
 

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