IHTM14000 - Lifetime transfers: contents

Introduction
Basis of valuation
Investigating form IHT403
Investigating IHT100
Specific lifetime exemptions
Gifts With Reservation
How lifetime transfers are brought into the charge for tax
Specific lifetime reliefs
Investigation issues 

Introduction

IHTM14001 Introduction

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Basis of valuation

IHTM14011 Summary
IHTM14012 Burden of tax
IHTM14013 Treatment of expenses

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Investigating form IHT403

IHTM14021 Practice
IHTM14022 Mandatory referrals
IHTM14023 Considering further gifts
IHTM14024 Potentially exempt transfers
IHTM14025 Gifts with reservation
IHTM14026 Earlier chargeable transfers

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Investigating IHT100

IHTM14051 Introduction
IHTM14052 IHT100a
IHTM14053 IHT100b
IHTM14054 Considering further gifts
IHTM14055 Excepted transfers

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Specific lifetime exemptions

IHTM14131 Summary
IHTM14132 Order in which exemptions apply
IHTM14180 Specific lifetime exemptions: small gifts exemption

Annual exemption

IHTM14141 Summary
IHTM14142 Relievable property
IHTM14143 Multiple transfers
IHTM14144 Roll over provisions
IHTM14151 Schemes to exploit annual exemption
IHTM14152 Transfer by sale
IHTM14170 Settled property requirement

Annual exemption: Schemes to exploit annual exemption: Transfer of part of a property

IHTM14161 Summary
IHTM14162 Transfer of sum of money
IHTM14163 Transfer of share equal to a sum of money
IHTM14164 Transfer of shares quantified by loss in value
IHTM14165 Split proceeds from property on trust for sale

Gifts in consideration of marriage or registration of civil partnership

IHTM14191 Summary
IHTM14192 Practice
IHTM14193 Permissible beneficiaries for s.22 purposes
IHTM14201 Rennell
IHTM14211 IHTA restrictions of Rennell
IHTM14220 Relationship with spouse or civil partner exemptions
IHTM14221 Termination of IIP in settled property

Gifts in consideration of marriage: Rennell

IHTM14201 Summary
IHTM14202 Gifts by way of settlement

Gifts in consideration of marriage or civil partnership: IHTA restrictions of Rennell

IHTM14211 Outright gifts and other dispositions
IHTM14212 The eventual recipient
IHTM14213 IHTA84/S22 (4)(b) provisions
IHTM14214 Payments under covenant

Normal expenditure out of income

IHTM14231 Introduction
IHTM14234 Practice
IHTM14235 Life policy linked with an annuity
IHTM14236 Loans

Conditions for normal out of income exemption

IHTM14241 Normal expenditure
IHTM14242 Pattern of gifts
IHTM14243 Factors to consider
IHTM14244 Case Law - Bennett v IRC
IHTM14250 Out of income
IHTM14251 Case Law - McDowall
IHTM14255 Transferor's standard of living

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Gifts With Reservation

IHTM14301 Requirements for a GWR
IHTM14302 Identifying and investigating a GWR
IHTM14303 Devolution of GWR property
IHTM14360 Interests in land

The gift

IHTM14311 Initial requirements
IHTM14312 The donor
IHTM14313 The property given
IHTM14314 Examples of the property given
IHTM14315 Defining the gift
IHTM14316 Sales for less than full consideration
IHTM14317 Interest free loans
IHTM14318 Exempt transfers which cannot be GWRs
IHTM14319 Exempt transfers which can be GWRs

The reservation

IHTM14331 Initial requirements
IHTM14332 Possession and enjoyment by the donee
IHTM14333 Exclusion of the donor
IHTM14334 Examples of exclusion of the donor
IHTM14335 Non-exclusion need not be continuous
IHTM14336 Effect of consideration
IHTM14337 Continuation of reasonable commercial arrangements
IHTM14338 Benefit by associated operations
IHTM14339 Benefit to donor's spouse or civil partner
IHTM14340 When occupation is not a reservation
IHTM14341 Full consideration in cases of land and chattels
IHTM14342 Infirm relative
IHTM14343 Annual exemption

Tracing

IHTM14371 Introduction
IHTM14372 Absolute gifts of cash
IHTM14373 Absolute gifts of property other than cash
IHTM14374 Supplementary provisions

Settled property

IHTM14391 Introduction
IHTM14392 The donee and the property given
IHTM14393 Settlement on discretionary trusts
IHTM14394 Donor also a trustee
IHTM14395 Reasonable commercial arrangements
IHTM14396 Settlement created when the settlor is domiciled outside the UK

Settled property: Tracing settled property

IHTM14401 The property comprised in the gift
IHTM14402 If the property ceases to be settled
IHTM14403 Settlement by the donee

Insurance policies

IHTM14421 Introduction

Insurance policies: Gifts to which the GWR rules can apply

IHTM14431 General gifts after 18 March 1986
IHTM14432 Normal out of income exemption on regular premiums
IHTM14433 Policies made before 18 March 1986
IHTM14434 Automatic increases in policy value
IHTM14435 Change in life assured
IHTM14440 The property given

Insurance policies: The reservation

IHTM14451 Introduction
IHTM14452 Special rule for policies with linked benefits
IHTM14453 Reservation examples

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How lifetime transfers are brought into the charge for tax

IHTM14501 Cumulation and calculating the tax (chart)
IHTM14502 Cumulation
IHTM14503 Cumulation with the death estate
IHTM14590 GWRs
IHTM14591 Simultaneous/ same day transfers
IHTM14592 Liability for payment of tax
IHTM14593 Grossing-up the values
IHTM14594 Explaining tax calculations
IHTM14595 Late reported transfers

PETs

IHTM14511 Tax treatment of a PET
IHTM14512 Tax treatment of a PET followed by death
IHTM14513 Cumulation
IHTM14514 Cumulating transfers more than seven years before death
IHTM14515 IHT threshold
IHTM14516 Rate of tax
IHTM14517 Taper relief
IHTM14518 Fall in value relief
IHTM14519 Special rate

Immediately chargeable transfers

IHTM14531 Introduction
IHTM14532 Value for tax
IHTM14533 Cumulation
IHTM14534 Rate of tax
IHTM14541 Grossing
IHTM14550 Late reported transfers
IHTM14551 Death subsequent to the transfer

Immediately chargeable transfers: Grossing

IHTM14541 When to gross-up
IHTM14542 When not to gross-up
IHTM14543 Partial grossing
IHTM14544 The grossing calculation
IHTM14545 Tax paid after death of the transferor
IHTM14546 Settled property
IHTM14547 Authority for grossing

Additional charges

IHTM14571 Introduction
IHTM14572 Value for tax
IHTM14573 Cumulation
IHTM14574 Rate of tax
IHTM14575 Taper relief
IHTM14576 The additional tax payable
IHTM14577 The additional tax payable (example 1)
IHTM14578 The additional tax payable (example 2)
IHTM14579 Business/agricultural relief
IHTM14580 Fall in value relief

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Specific lifetime reliefs

Taper relief

IHTM14611 When the relief applies
IHTM14612 Quantifying the relief
IHTM14613 Period of survival

Fall in value relief

IHTM14621 Introduction
IHTM14622 Form of the relief
IHTM14623 Considering the claim for relief (chart)
IHTM14624 Conditions for relief
IHTM14625 What is a qualifying sale?
IHTM14626 What is market value?
IHTM14627 The claim
IHTM14628 Wasting assets
IHTM14629 Portfolio of assets

Shares and securities

IHTM14641 Adjustments
IHTM14642 Capital receipts
IHTM14643 Payment of calls
IHTM14644 Changes in shareholdings
IHTM14645 Transactions of close companies

Interests in land

IHTM14661 Changes between transfer and death
IHTM14662 Depreciatory changes
IHTM14663 Appreciatory changes
IHTM14664 Compensation
IHTM14670 Leases
IHTM14671 Other property

Double charges relief

IHTM14691 When double charges arise
IHTM14692 Applying the relief
IHTM14693 Authority for the relief

PETs

IHTM14701 When double charges relief arises
IHTM14702 Partial consideration
IHTM14703 Property representing the property transferred
IHTM14704 Calculations
IHTM14705 QSR

GWRs

IHTM14711 When double charges relief arises
IHTM14712 Calculations
IHTM14713 Example of calculations 1
IHTM14714 Example of calculations 2

Disallowed debts

IHTM14721 When double charges relief arises
IHTM14722 Calculations
IHTM14730 Transfers chargeable when made
IHTM14731 Calculations producing the same amount
IHTM14732 Discretionary trusts

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Investigation issues

IHTM14801 Introduction
IHTM14802 Possible omissions of lifetime transfers
IHTM14810 Omission to exercise a right
IHTM14890 Voidable transfers
IHTM14900 Donatio mortis causa (DMC)

Associated operations

IHTM14821 Why are the provisions necessary?
IHTM14822 Definition
IHTM14823 The objective test
IHTM14824 The subjective test
IHTM14825 Additional provisions
IHTM14826 Definition of terms
IHTM14827 Transfer of value made by associated operations
IHTM14828 Restrictions on association
IHTM14829 Re Macpherson
IHTM14830 Insurance policies
IHTM14831 Gifts With Reservation
IHTM14832 Transfers involving relievable property
IHTM14833 Gifts between spouses or civil partners
IHTM14834 Sale without immediate payment of the purchase price
IHTM14835 Transfer in stages
IHTM14836 Successive settlements

Transfers by close companies

IHTM14851 Introduction
IHTM14852 Transfers of value
IHTM14853 Exemptions
IHTM14854 Foreign aspects
IHTM14855 Alterations in share capital, loan capital or rights
IHTM14856 Liability to tax

Future payments

IHTM14871 Introduction
IHTM14872 Calculating the chargeable portion
IHTM14873 Exemptions
IHTM14874 Payments outstanding at death

Dating of dispositions

IHTM14881 Introduction
IHTM14882 Gifts by cheque
IHTM14883 Dispositions affecting land
IHTM14884 Chattels/corporeal moveables
IHTM14885 Choses in action/incorporeal moveables

Investigation issues

IHTM14890 Voidable transfers
IHTM14900 Donatio Mortis Causa (DMC)