GAAR Advisory Panel opinion: Reducing the value of an estate for IHT and avoiding IHT on a lifetime transfer

Published on: 19 February 2025

Published by a

Specialist Tax Regulatory Materials

Article summary

HMRC has published a GAAR Advisory Panel opinion dated 29 October 2024 concerning reducing the value of an estate for IHT and avoiding IHT on a lifetime transfer by acquiring shares in a company and gifting those shares to an employee trust.

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

News

Guidance

Popular Articles

Personal Tax

VAT on property disposals

VAT on property disposalsThis guidance note provides an overview of the VAT treatment of selling property that is located in the UK. The UK includes Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the territorial sea of the UK. The sale of any land or building located outside the UK is outside the scope of UK

14 Jul 2020 13:57 | Produced by Tolley Read more

Corporation Tax

Research and development expenditure credit (RDEC)

Research and development expenditure credit (RDEC)This guidance note provides information on how research and development expenditure credits (RDEC) are calculated and utilised. The Qualifying expenditure for R&D tax relief guidance note provides information on what expenditure qualifies for

14 Jul 2020 13:24 | Produced by Tolley in association with Will Sweeney Read more

Trusts and Inheritance Tax

Holdover relief for disposals by trustees

Holdover relief for disposals by trusteesOverviewWhere a capital gain has been realised on an asset that has been disposed of and that disposal was not for full value (that is not in an arm’s length sale) then holdover relief may be available. This will happen when trustees appoint capital assets

14 Jul 2020 11:54 | Produced by Tolley Read more

��Ƶ