Have you saved in a cash ISA this tax year (ie since April 11)?

4 March 2012

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A cash ISA is simply a tax-free savings account. You're allowed to put in £5,340 per tax year – then it stays tax free year after year. Yet the cash ISA year end is nearly upon us (5 April), and if you don't use it you lose it.    Which of the following is closest to your situation?

A cash ISA is simply a tax-free savings account. You're allowed to put in £5,340 per tax year – then it stays tax free year after year. Yet the cash ISA year end is nearly upon us (5 April), and if you don't use it you lose it.   

Which of the following is closest to your situation?

Results

I'm not sure (121 votes)

I can't remember if I've done it this year or not		121 votes (100%)

I've already put cash in a 2011-12 ISA (10164 votes)

I've put the max £5,340 in		6898 votes (68%)
I've not maxed it out, but put as much savings as I've got in		2293 votes (23%)
I've not maxed it out. I put some in, but do have savings elsewhere		973 votes (10%)

I've NOT used my 2011-12 cash ISA allowance yet (5161 votes)

I've no spare cash to go in one		3178 votes (62%)
I'm planning to, just not got round to it yet		821 votes (16%)
I've got savings but couldn't be bothered		380 votes (7%)
I used my ISA allowance for stocks and shares, not cash		423 votes (8%)
I've got past years' ISAs and didn't know I could put more in		68 votes (1%)
I'm a bit too scared/confused/don't know enough to do it		291 votes (6%)

                   15,446 votes received.

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