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

IHTM14170

Settled property requirement

IHTM14151

Annual exemption: Schemes to exploit annual exemption - Introduction

IHTM14152

Transfer by sale

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

IHTM14232

Considering the gifts (chart)

IHTM14233

Considering the exemption (chart)

IHTM14234

Practice

IHTM14235

Life policy linked with an annuity

IHTM14236

Loans made prior to 6 April 1981

Normal expenditure out of income: Normal expenditure

IHTM14241

Considerations

IHTM14242

Pattern of gifting

IHTM14243

Case Law - Bennett v IRC

IHTM14244

Test of normality

IHTM14250

Out of income

IHTM14251

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

Domicile of the settlor

IHTM14401

Tracing settled property

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