Trusts Flashcards

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Trusts

Nominations
Revokable
Usually spouse/kids
Discretionary 
Update any time 
Free iht 
Beneficiary> Nominee>successor keep our estate many years 

Personal discretionary
Lump sum assigned trust
Trustees decide who receives
Cannot be revoked

Spousal by pass trust 
Avoids u spent benefit accruing in estate of 2nd spouse to die 
Create disc trust with small gift
Complete expressions wish 
Pays into trust
Trustees discretion who pays 
no iht
Pre 75 death no charge, post 45%
Doesn’t form beneficiaries estate on death

Deed variation

Skip generation -to grandkids for example to to avoid worsening iht issue
Only vary once
Beneficiary losing needs to agree
Needs to state original will and distribution and how vary

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Bare trust
Any xfer of value bare is a PET
Inside estate iht
Liable iht failed PET

Interest in possession trust

  • CLT
  • taxed same as dis trust

Will trust

  • immediate post death interest
  • can give 2nd spouse life interest in possession
  • 1st spouses NRB & RNRB passes to 2nd spouse use against value of estate
  • can only use if tenants in common so would need to change house
Absolute trust 
Cannot change bens 
Can demand assets 
No hmrc reporting
No 10 year exit 
No protection bankruptcy or divorce 
PET
Discretionary 
CLT-20% over NRB
Can change Bens
Cannot demand assets 
Hmrc report of gift & taxation
10 year exit
Protection on divorce & bankruptcy
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