Personal tax - Inheritance tax

Agreement to sever joint tenancy for married couples and civil partnersEach joint owner of a property is generally entitled to propertionate share any income or capital derived from the property and taxed accordingly, e.g. if there are four joint own... Read more

IHT fall in value relief for shares checklistWhere a sale or transfer of shares or other qualifying investments is made within one year of death at a value less than they had for probate, inheritance tax (IHT) can be recalculated using the lower valu... Read more

Claim for quick succession reliefIf assets are inherited twice in a five-year period, a relief may be available to reduce the inheritance tax payable.IHTInheritance tax (IHT) is generally charged at 40% on the probate value of a death estate that exc... Read more

IHT gift from surplus income letterThere is an inheritance tax exemption for monetary gifts made out of your surplus income. To demonstrate that a gift has been made out of surplus income you should send a letter with each gift you make. Write a lett... Read more

Loan waiver deedIf you lend someone money and later write to them releasing the debt, it will still remain part of your estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes. To count for IHT purposes the waiver must be made by deed. Reduce your estateWhere a lo... Read more

IHT claim for fall in value relief for land and buildingsWhere, within four years of the date of the deceased's death, a property in their estate is sold at open market value for less than probate value, you can make a claim to recalculate the inherit... Read more

Record of giftsOne way to reduce an inheritance tax (IHT) bill is to simply give away your wealth during your lifetime. Keeping a record of the gifts you've made and IHT exemptions claimed will help the executors of your estate tackle any queries fro... Read more

Chattel leaseIn order for a gift to be effective for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes, you must be excluded from benefiting, other than to a minimal extent, from the asset given away. However, you can use the asset without jeopardising your IHT positio... Read more

IHT spouse's domicile electionWhere one spouse or civil partner is UK domiciled for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes (UK-dom) and the other is not (UK non-dom), the IHT spouse exemption for transfers is capped instead of unlimited. To remove the cap the... Read more