by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
From 6 April 2027, unused pension funds and most death benefits will count towards the value of your estate for Inheritance Tax, with pension scheme administrators working alongside your personal representatives to settle the tax due. Income tax treatment on death...
by johnireland | Articles
Most people know that gifts can reduce an Inheritance Tax bill if you survive seven years. Far fewer know about an exemption that works immediately, with no waiting period at all, and no cap on the amount involved. It is called normal expenditure out of income, and it...
by johnireland | Tax Talk
There is an Inheritance Tax exemption that works immediately, with no seven-year wait and no cap: gifts made from normal expenditure out of income. To qualify, a gift must come from income (not capital), be regular or habitual, and leave you able to maintain your...
by johnireland | Articles
A holiday home in Spain, an apartment in France, a farmhouse in Italy — for many British families, owning property abroad is the reward for decades of hard work. It also raises an entirely reasonable question: can a UK Will actually deal with it? For property in...
by johnireland | Articles
Most people assume that once someone has died, their Will is fixed and final. In most cases that is true, and it should be — a properly drafted Will is meant to be the last word on how an estate is shared out. But UK law does allow for one important exception. Within...
