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Five ways to save inheritance tax
Five ways to save inheritance tax Inheritance tax is often described as a voluntary tax. While most of us do not know in advance when we are going to die, there are steps that you can take to reduce the amount of inheritance tax on your estate. Here are five suggestions. ...
Paying inheritance tax in instalments
Paying inheritance tax in instalments Where inheritance tax is payable on an estate, it must normally be paid by the end of the sixth month after that in which the death occurred. For example, if the deceased died on 22 August 2021, inheritance tax on the estate would be d...
Paying inheritance tax in instalments
Paying inheritance tax in instalments Inheritance tax is normally payable by the end of the sixth month following that in which the person died. So, for example, if someone died on 4 April 2020, any inheritance tax due on their estate would be due by 31 October 2020. Of...
Giving money to charity to save inheritance tax
Giving money to charity to save inheritance tax One way to reduce the amount that the taxman takes from an estate in inheritance tax is to make a donation to charity. This is can be particularly tax effective. The donation is taken off your estate before inheritance tax is...
The last thing you want for Christmas is an inheritance tax liability!
Beware of triggering an IHT bill on Christmas gifts When deciding what to give as Christmas gifts, the possibility of triggering an unintended inheritance tax liability is not one that immediately springs to mind. However, t...
Inheritance tax and spouses and civil partners
Inheritance tax and spouses and civil partners Special rules apply for inheritance tax purposes to married couples and civil partners. To ensure valuable tax reliefs are not lost, it is beneficial to consider the c...
Did you know frequent gifts can be free of inheritance tax?
Did you know frequent gifts can be free of inheritance tax? Give from income to save inheritance tax Within a family scenario, there are many situations in which one family member may make a gift to other family members. However, the way in which...
Capital gains – beware of disposals to family members
Beware of disposals to family members – the ‘market value’ rule At first sight, the calculation of a capital gain or loss on the disposal of an asset is relatively straightforward – simply the difference between th...
Pass on your house free of inheritance tax
Pass on your house free of Inheritance Tax The introduction of the residence nil rate band (RNRB) opens up the possibility of leaving the family home to su...
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