Chapter 4 Flashcards
when is IHT chatrged
tarsnfer of property on death
who is described as the transferer or the doniee
whom the property is transfered to
what is teh tax rates
teh nrb is 325,000
what is the rate where chargarable trasnferes are made into most trsust
20% over th eNRb
what is teh rate if one donates 10% of their estate into charity
36%
what happens to unusded nrb
transferred to the estate of a surviving spouse or civil partner.
In esse
what is teh resident nrb
The residence nil rate band (RNRB) is in addition to the
normal £325,000 nil rate band. It is intended to protect, at
least partially, the family home from IHT, and is £175,000 in
2024/25.
who can inherit the 175,000 RNRB
s only available where a home is inherited
on death by direct descendants, who may be the child
spouse or civil partner of one of these lineal
descendants
what is teh cumulation principle
o transfers during life and
on death
what is a PET
a potentially exempt transfer (PET) made within seven
years of the original transfer becomes chargeable on the
transferor’s death
what is a chargable life time trasnfer
o pay on a chargeable
lifetime transfer (CLT) made within seven years of the
transferor’s death.
who is liable to iht
Individuals domiciled in the UK are liable to IHT on all their
property, whether it is in the UK or elsewhere.
what if one is domiciled outside the uk
IHT only applies to
property that is situated in the UK.
what is teh criteria for iht
they are born in the UK with a UK domicile of origin and
return to the - at ealst one of the previous two tax year
– they are resident (determined according to the usual
income tax rules) in the UK for at least 15 out of the
previous 20 tax years
what is gratoius intent
IHT is charged on dispositions that are gifts or part gifts.
There can be no IHT on commercial transactions if full
consideration is received because there is then no loss to
the estate.
what is teh failiure to exercise a right
a deliberate omission to exercise a
right reduces the value of the estate.
what is a lifetime tarnsfer
A lifetime transfer that is neither exempt nor potentially
exempt is chargeable. If this takes the seven-year cumulation
total over the nil rate band, the excess is taxable at the
lifetime rate of 20%
what is exemption of iht
e transfer does not count as
a chargeable transfer a
what is a relief
reduces the value of a chargeable transfer
what is teh annual exemption
3,000 - one tax year
what is teh small gifts trasnfer
up to 250 - many people as liek - outight not into trsurt
are tarsnfers to spouses exmept
yes - even if they are nit loviing togetehr - nio iht if there is a breakdiwn - f the transferor is domiciled in the UK but the spouse or
civil partner is not, the exemption is limited to a lifetime
total value of £325,000
how much can one parent gift for wedding
5,000
how much can a gradnparent gift
2,500
how much can a party of the memeber amek
2,500
how much can any oteh rperson make to amariiage gift
1,000
can a gift be given to a trust
yes a bare trust
what happens if they die within 7 years
charge at teh relevant taper relief