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IHT and pensions – further clarity and procedural update
The announcement in last October’s Budget that ‘unspent pension funds’ would be in scope for inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027 has caused considerable reflection...
A Study In Gifting – What Now For Assets That Qualify For Business And Agricultural Relief?
Last autumn’s Budget announced a maximum allowance of £1m per person for qualifying business and agricultural assets that will receive 100% IHT relief with effect...
A study in gifting – too late to change after death?
Generally, once a gift has been made it cannot be ‘undone’ as doing so cancels the inheritance tax planning objectives. However, where someone’s estate is...
A study in gifting – the challenge of large-scale wealth transfer
Whilst you can give any amount away as outright gifts, and IHT may only be payable if you die within seven years of making each...
A Study in Gifting – Distributions from a relevant property trust
Income is distributed to a beneficiary with a 45% tax credit which is shown on form R185. The beneficiary can then reclaim the difference between...
A Study in Gifting: Periodic Issues
Relevant property trusts are subject to inheritance tax (IHT) if the amount gifted, plus other chargeable lifetime transfers (CLT) made in the seven previous years...