{"id":371,"date":"2013-07-01T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T10:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esmartproducts.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=371"},"modified":"2013-07-01T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T10:59:24","slug":"giving-away-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vizionwealth.co.uk\/news\/giving-away-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving away wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tax-efficiently passing on parts of your estate<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are some important exemptions that allow you to legally pass your estate on to others, both before and after your death, without it being subject to Inheritance Tax.<\/p>\n

Exempt beneficiaries<\/strong>
\nYou can give things away to certain people and organisations without having to pay any Inheritance Tax. These gifts, which are exempt whether you make them during your lifetime or in your will, include gifts to:<\/p>\n

your husband, wife or civil partner, even if you’re legally separated (but not if you’ve divorced or the registered civil partnership has dissolved), as long as you both have a permanent home in the UK<\/p>\n

UK charities<\/strong>
\nsome national institutions, including national museums, universities and the National Trust
\nUK political parties<\/p>\n

But, bear in mind that gifts to your unmarried partner or a partner with whom you’ve not formed a registered civil partnership aren’t exempt.<\/p>\n

Exempt gifts<\/strong>
\nSome gifts are exempt from Inheritance Tax because of the type of gift or the reason for making it. These include:<\/p>\n

Wedding gifts\/civil partnership ceremony gifts<\/strong>
\nWedding or registered civil partnership ceremony gifts (to either of the couple) are exempt from Inheritance Tax up to certain amounts:
\nparents can each give \u00a35,000
\ngrandparents and other relatives can each give \u00a32,500
\nanyone else can give \u00a31,000<\/p>\n

You have to make the gift on or shortly before the date of the wedding or civil partnership ceremony. If it is called off and you still make the gift, this exemption won’t apply.<\/p>\n

Small gifts<\/strong>
\nYou can make small gifts, up to the value of
\n\u00a3250, to as many people as you like in any one tax year (6 April to the following 5 April) without them being liable for Inheritance Tax.<\/p>\n

But you can’t give a larger sum \u00f1 \u00a3500, for example \u00f1 and claim exemption for the first \u00a3250. And you can’t use this exemption with any other exemption when giving to the same person. In other words, you can’t combine a \u00ebsmall gifts exemption’ with a \u00ebwedding\/registered civil partnership ceremony gift exemption’ and give one of your children \u00a35,250 when they get married or form a registered civil partnership.<\/p>\n

Annual exemption<\/strong>
\nYou can give away \u00a33,000 in each tax year without paying Inheritance Tax. You can carry forward all or any part of the \u00a33,000 exemption you don’t use to the next year but no further. This means you could give away up to \u00a36,000 in any one year if you hadn’t used any of your exemption from the year before.<\/p>\n

You can’t use your annual exemption and your small gifts exemption together to give someone \u00a33,250. But you can use your annual exemption with any other exemption, such as the wedding\/registered civil partnership ceremony gift exemption. So, if one of your children marries or forms a civil partnership you can give them \u00a35,000 under the wedding\/registered civil partnership gift exemption and \u00a33,000 under the annual exemption, a total of \u00a38,000.<\/p>\n

Gifts that are part of your normal expenditure<\/strong>
\nAny gifts you make out of your after-tax income
\n(but not your capital) are exempt from Inheritance Tax if they’re part of your regular expenditure.<\/p>\n

This includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

monthly or other regular payments to someone, including gifts for Christmas, birthdays or wedding\/civil partnership anniversaries
\nregular premiums on a life insurance policy (for you or someone else)<\/p>\n

It’s a good idea to keep a record of your after-tax income and your normal expenditure, including gifts you make regularly. This will show that the gifts are regular and that you have enough income to cover them and your usual day-to-day expenditure without having to draw on your capital.<\/p>\n

Maintenance gifts<\/strong>
\nYou can also make Inheritance Tax-free maintenance payments to:<\/p>\n

your husband or wife
\nyour ex-spouse or former registered civil partner
\nrelatives who are dependent on you because of old age or infirmity
\nyour children (including adopted children and step-children) who are under 18 or in full-time education<\/p>\n

Potentially exempt transfers<\/strong>
\nIf you, as an individual, make a gift and it isn’t covered by an exemption, it is known as a potentially exempt transfer (PET). A PET is only free of Inheritance Tax if you live for seven years after you make the gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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