IHTM30000 - Liability and payment of tax


Introduction
Liability
General payment rule
Due date for payment
Tax payable on taking out of grant
Instalment option
Interest
Adjustment of tax paid
Remissions

Introduction

IHTM30001Introduction

Liability

IHTM30011Introduction

Liability on death transfers

IHTM30021The persons liable
IHTM30022Other unsettled property (except GWRs)
IHTM30023Settled property in which deceased had an interest in possession
IHTM30024Succession in Scotland
IHTM30025Interests under Superannuation Schemes
IHTM30026Priorities

Definition and extent of liability

IHTM30031Personal representatives
IHTM30032Extent of a personal representative's liability
IHTM30033Nature of a personal representative's liability
IHTM30034Trustees
IHTM30035Persons liable under S200(1)(c)
IHTM30036Persons excluded
IHTM30037Property settled before the death
IHTM30038Particular situations
IHTM30039Policies effected by a person who dies domiciled outside the UK *

Liability on potentially exempt transfers (PETs)

IHTM30041Persons liable
IHTM30042Priorities
IHTM30043Recourse to transferor's personal representatives
IHTM30044Practice relating to personal representatives

Definition and extent of liability (PETs)

IHTM30051Transferee
IHTM30052Persons liable under S199(1)(c)
IHTM30053Persons excluded
IHTM30054Objects of a discretionary trust

Liability on lifetime transfers chargeable when made

IHTM30061Introduction
IHTM30062Persons liable

Definition and extent of liability (lifetime transfers chargeable when made)

IHTM30071Transferor
IHTM30072Extent of liability of persons secondarily liable
IHTM30073Spouse or civil partner of transferor
IHTM30074Limitation on spouse's or civil partner's liability

Liability on gifts with reservation (GWRs)

IHTM30081Introduction
IHTM30082Persons liable when treated as a PET
IHTM30083Persons liable when treated as part of death estate
IHTM30084Definition and extent of liability

Liability on settled property

IHTM30091Persons liable

Definition and extent of liability (settled property)

IHTM30101Trustees
IHTM30102Persons other than trustees
IHTM30103Beneficiaries
IHTM30104Recipients of benefit

The settlor

IHTM30111Definitions
IHTM30112Limitations on settlor's liability
IHTM30113PETs
IHTM30114Death charge on lifetime transfers chargeable when made
IHTM30115Settlement made before 11 December 1974

Liability in special cases

IHTM30121Heritage property
IHTM30122Discretionary trust charges and heritage property
IHTM30123Woodlands
IHTM30124Transfers by a close company

General payment rule

IHTM30140General payment rule

Due date for payment

IHTM30151Death transfers
IHTM30152Other charges arising on death
IHTM30153Lifetime transfers chargeable when made
IHTM30154Discretionary trusts
IHTM30155Conditionally exempt property
IHTM30156Woodlands
IHTM30157Payment before due date
IHTM30158Request to pay in advance
IHTM30159Postponing payment

Tax payable on taking out of grant

IHTM30171Inheritance Tax rates
IHTM30172Non-instalment option property

Payment methods

IHTM30181Payment by cheque
IHTM30182Payment by electronic transfer
IHTM30183Payment by National Savings or government stock
IHTM30184Payment by IHT Direct Payment Scheme
IHTM30185Payment by transfer of land or chattels
IHTM30186Payment by Certificates of Tax Deposit
IHTM30187Payment out of tax repayments

Instalment option

IHTM30191Introduction

Payment by instalments

IHTM30201When instalments are payable
IHTM30202Election
IHTM30203Request to elect for instalments after tax paid in one sum
IHTM30204Option where additional tax payable

Transfers on death

IHTM30211Introduction
IHTM30212Categories of qualifying property
IHTM30213Land
IHTM30214Businesses and interests in businesses
IHTM30215Shares and securities
IHTM30216Meaning of 'unquoted' for instalments
IHTM30217Control holdings of shares and securities
IHTM30218Unquoted shares - undue hardship
IHTM30219Unquoted shares- 20% tax test
IHTM30220Unquoted shares - £20,000 value and 10% nominal value test

PETs

IHTM30231Deaths before 17 March 1987

Transfers and other events on or after 17 March 1987

IHTM30241The conditions
IHTM30242Unquoted shares
IHTM30243Settled property
IHTM30244The transferee

Qualifying property (PETs)

IHTM30251Land
IHTM30252Businesses and interest in businesses
IHTM30253Control holdings
IHTM30254Unquoted shares or securities - undue hardship
IHTM30255Unquoted shares or securities - 20% tax test
IHTM30256Unquoted shares - £20,000 value and 10% nominal value

Lifetime transfers chargeable when made

IHTM30261Introduction
IHTM30262Tax immediately payable
IHTM30263Additional tax payable on death of transferor
IHTM30264Previous legislation and lifetime transfers
IHTM30265Qualifying property

Gifts with reservation

IHTM30271Deceased's residence
IHTM30272Other qualifying property

Lifetime cesser of an interest in possession

IHTM30281Introduction
IHTM30282Cesser a PET
IHTM30283Cesser taxable when made

Discretionary trusts

IHTM30290Discretionary trusts

Woodlands

IHTM30300Woodlands

Attribution process

IHTM30311Introduction
IHTM30312Lifetime transfers
IHTM30313Death estate

End of instalment option

IHTM30321Introduction
IHTM30322Meaning of 'sold'
IHTM30323Underwriting interests
IHTM30324Chargeable transfers otherwise than on death

Interest

IHTM30341Introduction

Rates of interest

IHTM30351Background
IHTM30352The rates
IHTM30353The higher and lower rates before 16 December 1986

Interest period

IHTM30361General rule
IHTM30362Instalments without interest relief
IHTM30363Instalments with interest relief

Special rules

IHTM30371Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
IHTM30372Voidable transfers
IHTM30373Property accepted in satisfaction of tax
IHTM30374Scotland - legitim
IHTM30375Settled property - sales and mortgages of reversionary interests

Adjustment of tax paid

IHTM30401Underpayments
IHTM30402Repayments

Reopening IHT liabilities

IHTM30411Introduction
IHTM30412Procedure

Reconsideration of value

IHTM30421Introduction

Reconsideration of value: Reconsideration by taxpayers

IHTM30431Bars to reopening value
IHTM30432Changed circumstances
IHTM30433Unquoted shares
IHTM30434Land and buildings
IHTM30435Decrease requested

Reconsideration of value: Reconsideration by HMRC

IHTM30441General rules
IHTM30442Agreements
IHTM30443Valuation Office Agency
IHTM30444Shares and Assets Valuation
IHTM30445Effect of a sale

Determination of questions on previous view of the law

IHTM30451Scope of IHTA84/S255
IHTM30452HMRC law
IHTM30453Disputed cases
IHTM30454Payment & acceptance of tax
IHTM30455Delay by HMRC
IHTM30456Instalment cases
IHTM30457Amendments after the change of practice

Limitation of liability by lapse of time

IHTM30461Statutory provisions
IHTM30462Six year rule
IHTM30463Provisional calculations
IHTM30464Property in the hands of purchasers

Remissions

IHTM30501Introduction
IHTM30502Distinction between remissions & irrecoverable assessments
IHTM30503When a claim may be discharged
IHTM30504Discharging claims
IHTM30505Payment of tax discharged
IHTM30506Form Enf 12
IHTM30507Completion of form Enf 12
IHTM30508Classes of remission
IHTM30509Amount discharged
IHTM30510Applications for remission
IHTM30511Assessments

Remission of interest

IHTM30521Introduction
IHTM30522Delay cases (Code of Practice)
IHTM30523Procedure in delay cases
IHTM30524Guidelines in delay cases
IHTM30525Monetary limits for Code of Practice cases

Compromise cases

IHTM30531Points of law
IHTM30532Unenforceable claims
IHTM30533Assessments
IHTM30534Reference to Debt Management & Banking

Negotiating a settlement

IHTM30535Compass procedures

Tax/interest lost through departmental error

IHTM30541When the instruction applies
IHTM30542Procedure
IHTM30543Certificate issued in error
IHTM30544Listing errors

Erroneous or excessive repayments of tax

IHTM30551Over-repayments to be reported
IHTM30552Repayment of deposits
IHTM30553Recovery procedures
IHTM30554Interest supplement