IHTM30091 - Liability on settled property: persons liable


Liability on cesser of an interest in possession on death is governed by IHTA84/S200 and is dealt with in the section on transfers on death ( IHTM30023).

Liability on lifetime cesser of an interest in possession and for charges under the discretionary trust regime is governed by IHTA84/S201 as shown in the following table

Persons liable

Authority

The trustees ( IHTM30101) are primarily liableIHTA84/S201 (1)(a)
If the tax remains unpaid after the due date (IHTA84/S204 (6)(b), the following persons are also liable to a limited extent ( IHTM30072). 
any person entitled (whether beneficially or not) to an interest in possession ( IHTM16061) in the settled propertyIHTA84/S201 (1)(b)
any person for whose benefit any of the settled property or income from it is applied at or after the time of the transferIHTA84/S201(1)(c)
settlor (IHTM30110) if he is alive at the time of the chargeable event and the trustees are for the time being resident outside the United Kingdom.IHTA84/S201(1)(d)