This is an addition to the trust fund and therefore s 67
of the Inheritance Tax Act is relevant.
The Inland Revenue's Statement of Practice E4, relating to how s 263
of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (ITA 1984) is to be interpreted, requires any life policy to have been issued on the basis of the provision to the insurer of full medical evidence of the assured's health; it is not sufficient that it was issued on the basis of a health questionnaire issued by the insurer and filled in by a lay patient.
Not exact matches
«Very good» practice head James Greig is the name to note for probate, powers
of attorney and
Inheritance Tax Act matters, while «very thorough and efficient» associate Alison Craggs leads the Oxford wills team.
Nicole
acts for many high net worth individuals and her work includes advising on
inheritance tax and estate planning via wills and trusts; the administration
of estates, often with an international element; Court
of Protection matters, including deputyships, lasting powers
of attorney and enduring powers
of attorney; elderly client matters; and declarations
of trust.
No changes to the
inheritance tax treatment
of pension schemes are expected this year in the Finance
Act 2017 or the Pension Schemes Bill 2017, but we can expect developments to continue in the longer term, and given the complex nature
of this area we may see further test cases such as this in the courts.
Acting for a firm
of stockbrokers in respect
of a # 1m professional negligence claim concerning an
inheritance tax mitigation scheme
The government rejected the idea
of including an
inheritance tax exemption provision for such relationships when the Civil Partnership
Act 2004 was being drawn up.
The original
inheritance tax status
of trusts lies in the Finance
Act 1975, which replaced estate duty with capital transfer
tax.