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Square Mile Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Reference Number 585160.
FACTSHEETPROTECTION
Sample & Company
Sample House
123 Sample Road
Sample
SAM 123
T: 0845 013 6526
F: 0845 013 6527
E: info@sample&company.co.uk
W: www. sample&company.co.uk
WEALTHPROTECTIONWILL YOUR LEGACY INVOLVE JUST LEAVING A LARGE INHERITANCE
TAX BILL FOR YOUR LOVED ONES?
In order to protect family and loved ones, it is essential to
have provisions in place after you’re gone. The easiest way
to prevent unnecessary tax payments such as Inheritance
Tax is to organise your tax affairs by obtaining professional
advice and having a valid will in place to ensure that your
legacy does not involve just leaving a large Inheritance Tax
bill for your loved ones.
of pounds
Effective Inheritance Tax planning could save your
of thousands depending on the size of your estate. At its
simplest, Inheritance Tax is the tax payable on your estate
when you die if the value of your estate exceeds a certain
amount. It’s also sometimes payable on assets you may
have given away during your lifetime, including property,
possessions, money and investments.
Inheritance Tax is currently paid on amounts above
£325,000 (£650,000 for married couples and registered
civil partnerships) for the current 2013/14 tax year, at a rate
of 40 per cent. If the value of your estate, including your
home and certain gifts made in the previous seven years,
exceeds the Inheritance Tax threshold, tax will be due on
the balance at 40 per cent.
Leaving a substantial tax liability
Without proper planning, many people could end
up leaving a substantial tax liability on their death,
considerably reducing the value of the estate passing to
Your estate includes everything owned in your name,
the share of anything owned jointly, gifts from which you
or daughter but in which you still live) and assets held in
some trusts from which you receive an income.
Against this total value is set everything that you owed,
such as any outstanding mortgages or loans, unpaid bills
and costs incurred during your lifetime for which bills have
not been received, as well as funeral expenses.
Any amount of money given away outright to an individual
is not counted for tax if the person making the gift survives
transfers’ and are useful for tax planning.
Potentially exempt transfers
is entitled to the trust fund at age 18) counts as a
potentially exempt transfer, so it is possible to put money
into a trust to prevent grandchildren, for example, from
having access to it until they are 18.
However, gifts to most other types of trust will be treated
as chargeable lifetime transfers. Chargeable lifetime
transfers up to the threshold are not subject to tax but
amounts over this are taxed at 20 per cent, with a further
20 per cent payable if the person making the gift dies
within seven years.
Some cash gifts are exempt from tax regardless of the
seven-year rule. Regular gifts from after-tax income, such
as a monthly payment to a family member, are also exempt
standard of living.
Combined tax threshold
Any gifts between husbands and wives, or registered civil
partners, are exempt from Inheritance Tax whether they
were made while both partners were still alive or left to the
when the surviving spouse or civil partner dies if the value
of their estate is more than the combined tax threshold,
currently £650,000.
In order to protect
family and loved
ones, it is essential
to have provisions
in place after
you’re gone.
Square Mile Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Reference Number 585160.
FACTSHEETPROTECTION
Sample & Company
Sample House
123 Sample Road
Sample
SAM 123
T: 0845 013 6526
F: 0845 013 6527
E: info@sample&company.co.uk
W: www. sample&company.co.uk
If gifts are made that affect the liability to Inheritance Tax
and the giver dies less than seven years later, a special
reduces the amount of tax payable on a gift.
How much tax should be paid?
In most cases, Inheritance Tax must be paid within six
months from the end of the month in which the death
occurs. If not, interest is charged on the unpaid amount.
Tax on some assets, including land and buildings, can be
deferred and paid in instalments over ten years. However,
if the asset is sold before all the instalments have
been paid, the outstanding amount must be paid. The
Inheritance Tax threshold in force at the time of death is
used to calculate how much tax should be paid.
Inheritance Tax can be a complicated area with a variety
of solutions available and, without proper tax planning;
many people could end up leaving a huge tax liability on
their death, considerably reducing the value of the estate
Tax planning, your family could be faced with a large tax
rather than the government, it pays to plan ahead. As with
is essential.
Contact us for further information
As part of our service we also take the time to understand
our clients’ unique needs and circumstances, so that we
can provide them with the most suitable wealth protection
solutions in the most cost-effective way. If you would like
to discuss the range of services we offer, please contact
us for further information.
This is for your general information and use only and is not intended
to address your particular requirements. It should not be relied
upon in its entirety and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute,
advice. Although endeavours have been made to provide accurate
and timely information, Goldmine Media cannot guarantee that
such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it
will continue to be accurate in the future. No individual or company
should act upon such information without receiving appropriate
professional advice after a thorough examination of their particular
situation. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result
of acts or omissions taken in respect of any articles. Thresholds,
percentage rates and tax legislation may change in subsequent
Finance Acts.
In most cases,
Inheritance Tax
must be paid
within six months
from the end of the
month in which the
death occurs.

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Wealth protection b 2013/14

  • 1. Square Mile Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Reference Number 585160. FACTSHEETPROTECTION Sample & Company Sample House 123 Sample Road Sample SAM 123 T: 0845 013 6526 F: 0845 013 6527 E: info@sample&company.co.uk W: www. sample&company.co.uk WEALTHPROTECTIONWILL YOUR LEGACY INVOLVE JUST LEAVING A LARGE INHERITANCE TAX BILL FOR YOUR LOVED ONES? In order to protect family and loved ones, it is essential to have provisions in place after you’re gone. The easiest way to prevent unnecessary tax payments such as Inheritance Tax is to organise your tax affairs by obtaining professional advice and having a valid will in place to ensure that your legacy does not involve just leaving a large Inheritance Tax bill for your loved ones. of pounds Effective Inheritance Tax planning could save your of thousands depending on the size of your estate. At its simplest, Inheritance Tax is the tax payable on your estate when you die if the value of your estate exceeds a certain amount. It’s also sometimes payable on assets you may have given away during your lifetime, including property, possessions, money and investments. Inheritance Tax is currently paid on amounts above £325,000 (£650,000 for married couples and registered civil partnerships) for the current 2013/14 tax year, at a rate of 40 per cent. If the value of your estate, including your home and certain gifts made in the previous seven years, exceeds the Inheritance Tax threshold, tax will be due on the balance at 40 per cent. Leaving a substantial tax liability Without proper planning, many people could end up leaving a substantial tax liability on their death, considerably reducing the value of the estate passing to Your estate includes everything owned in your name, the share of anything owned jointly, gifts from which you or daughter but in which you still live) and assets held in some trusts from which you receive an income. Against this total value is set everything that you owed, such as any outstanding mortgages or loans, unpaid bills and costs incurred during your lifetime for which bills have not been received, as well as funeral expenses. Any amount of money given away outright to an individual is not counted for tax if the person making the gift survives transfers’ and are useful for tax planning. Potentially exempt transfers is entitled to the trust fund at age 18) counts as a potentially exempt transfer, so it is possible to put money into a trust to prevent grandchildren, for example, from having access to it until they are 18. However, gifts to most other types of trust will be treated as chargeable lifetime transfers. Chargeable lifetime transfers up to the threshold are not subject to tax but amounts over this are taxed at 20 per cent, with a further 20 per cent payable if the person making the gift dies within seven years. Some cash gifts are exempt from tax regardless of the seven-year rule. Regular gifts from after-tax income, such as a monthly payment to a family member, are also exempt standard of living. Combined tax threshold Any gifts between husbands and wives, or registered civil partners, are exempt from Inheritance Tax whether they were made while both partners were still alive or left to the when the surviving spouse or civil partner dies if the value of their estate is more than the combined tax threshold, currently £650,000. In order to protect family and loved ones, it is essential to have provisions in place after you’re gone.
  • 2. Square Mile Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Reference Number 585160. FACTSHEETPROTECTION Sample & Company Sample House 123 Sample Road Sample SAM 123 T: 0845 013 6526 F: 0845 013 6527 E: info@sample&company.co.uk W: www. sample&company.co.uk If gifts are made that affect the liability to Inheritance Tax and the giver dies less than seven years later, a special reduces the amount of tax payable on a gift. How much tax should be paid? In most cases, Inheritance Tax must be paid within six months from the end of the month in which the death occurs. If not, interest is charged on the unpaid amount. Tax on some assets, including land and buildings, can be deferred and paid in instalments over ten years. However, if the asset is sold before all the instalments have been paid, the outstanding amount must be paid. The Inheritance Tax threshold in force at the time of death is used to calculate how much tax should be paid. Inheritance Tax can be a complicated area with a variety of solutions available and, without proper tax planning; many people could end up leaving a huge tax liability on their death, considerably reducing the value of the estate Tax planning, your family could be faced with a large tax rather than the government, it pays to plan ahead. As with is essential. Contact us for further information As part of our service we also take the time to understand our clients’ unique needs and circumstances, so that we can provide them with the most suitable wealth protection solutions in the most cost-effective way. If you would like to discuss the range of services we offer, please contact us for further information. This is for your general information and use only and is not intended to address your particular requirements. It should not be relied upon in its entirety and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute, advice. Although endeavours have been made to provide accurate and timely information, Goldmine Media cannot guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No individual or company should act upon such information without receiving appropriate professional advice after a thorough examination of their particular situation. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of any articles. Thresholds, percentage rates and tax legislation may change in subsequent Finance Acts. In most cases, Inheritance Tax must be paid within six months from the end of the month in which the death occurs.