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Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA ATX Advanced Taxation Forums › Difference between Death gifts and Death estate for IHT purposes?
Is death gift like, someone left a will of something to be transferred to someone on his/ her death? then what is death estate?
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The death estate includes all assets held at the date of death.
What you refer to as death gifts are probably legacies left on death (these will be mentioned in a person’s will).
Some are exempt (spouses, charities,political parties).
If the legacy is to a chargeable person, the IHT is borne not by the specific legatee who received the asset but by the residuary legatee (i.e. who receives the residue of the estate).