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IHT JUNE ANSWER

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  • This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by Tax Tutor.
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  • March 5, 2016 at 6:53 pm #303560
    murpet2
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    Hello

    I am thankful we have this opportunity to study and very grateful. the question in concern its in regards to the june 2015 IHT Zoe on the answer the Tapper relief of 4yrs was not given to the PET i thought it was meant to be used please can you loo into it as i will paste it just after this message
    QuestionB

    Zoe died on 17 February 2015. She had made the following gifts during her lifetime:
    (1) On 7 March 2010, Zoe made a cash gift of £270,000 to her son as a wedding gift when he got married.
    (2) On 21 June 2010, Zoe made a cash gift of £620,000 to a trust. Zoe paid the inheritance tax arising from this
    gift.
    Zoe’s husband had died on 25 July 2007, and 20% of his inheritance tax nil rate band of £300,000 for the tax year
    2007–08 was not used.
    The nil rate band for the tax year 2009–10 is £312,000, and for the tax year 2010–11 it is £325,000.

    (b) Calculate the additional inheritance tax which will be payable in respect of the gift made to the trust as a
    result of Zoe’s death. (8 marks)

    Answer
    Zoe – Additional IHT liability arising on the chargeable transfer on death
    £
    Gross chargeable transfer (working 1) 690,000 W1
    –––––––– IHT liability 131,000 (working 2) at nil% 0 W2
    559,000 at 40% 223,600 ½
    Taper relief reduction – 40% (89,440) 1
    ––––––––
    134,160
    IHT already paid (working 1) (73,000) W1 ½
    –––––––– Additional liability 61,160
    ––––––––
    Working 1 – Chargeable lifetime transfer
    £
    Value transferred 620,000
    Annual exemption 2010–11 (3,000) ½ –––––––– Net chargeable transfer 617,000
    IHT liability 325,000 at nil% 0 ½
    292,000 x 20/80 73,000 1
    –––––––– Gross chargeable transfer 690,000
    ––––––––
    Tutorial note: The potentially exempt transfer made on 7 March 2010 utilises the annual exemption for
    2009–10.
    Working 2 – Available nil rate band
    £ £
    Nil rate band – Zoe 325,000 ½
    – Husband (325,000 x 20%) 65,000 1
    ––––––––
    390,000
    Potentially exempt transfer
    Value transferred 270,000 ½
    Marriage exemption (5,000) 1
    Annual exemptions 2009–10 (3,000) ½
    2008-09 (3,000) ½ –––––––– (259,000)
    ––––––––
    131,000

    March 7, 2016 at 10:15 am #303991
    Tax Tutor
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    There is no taper relief on the PET as there is no IHT payable as the amount of the chargeable transfer (259,000 as shown above) is well within the available nil rate band!!
    In this question even if some tax had been payable on the PET and therefore taper relief was available it would be irrelevant as the question only asks for you to calculate the additional tax payable on the CLT!
    I think your problem is maybe that you have misunderstood how the relief applies – it reduces the amount of IHT payable it does NOT reduce the amount of the chargeable transfer!!

    March 7, 2016 at 9:13 pm #304238
    murpet2
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    Thanks loads well understood.

    April 18, 2016 at 7:43 pm #311466
    muhammadafham786
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    Hi
    I’ve been attempting f6 exam for fifth time and getting same result of failure
    Don’t know why but it is
    Might be my exam technique is wrong or way of understanding is wrong
    Kindly please help as I’m planning to giv e again in June
    Struggling areas are IHT CGT

    April 23, 2016 at 10:21 am #312329
    Tax Tutor
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    Clearly I do not know what you have been doing wrong but from the previous question you asked one clear problem is that this subject is primarily about learning and applying the rules, it is not about asking why is that the rule!
    Have you listened to all the lectures in conjunction with the OT notes and then used an approved provider exam kit to practice the questions and develop your exam technique?

    June 2, 2016 at 1:11 am #318768
    g1rocker
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    Sir i have confusion in the same question
    My confusion is that while arriving at the IHT already paid of 75000 for CLT they have used the nil rate band already so why are they using the same nil rate band to cover the PET.
    The technical article says that if PET has occured before CLT then the NRB has to be used first for the PET. So aren’t we using the same NRB twice ??
    Sir can u please expalin me where am i missing out the point??

    June 3, 2016 at 2:09 am #318968
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    These are 2 separate computations! We prepare a first computation of lifetime transfers chargeable when made and use the nil rate bands in force in lifetime when calculating any IHT payable on CLT’s.
    We then do a separate computation on death where we compute the IHT payable on death and apply the nil rate band in force at the date of death and apply it on a chronological basis to the earliest transfers within the 7 years before death, where PET’s are taxed for the one and only time and we compute any additional IHT due on CLT’s

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