Inheritance Tax
What Inheritance Tax planning exemptions do I have?
What Inheritance Tax planning exemptions do I have?
These gifts, which are exempt whether you make them during your lifetime or in your will, include gifts to:
• Your husband, wife or civil partner, even if you’re legally separated (but not if you've divorced or the civil partnership has dissolved), as long as you both have a permanent home in the UK. (But bear in mind, that gifts to your unmarried partner or a partner with whom you've not formed a civil partnership aren’t exempt.)
• UK charities
• UK political parties
• some national institutions, including national museums, universities and the National Trust
Read our section on: 'Other Inheritance Tax Exempt Gifts'
Other Inheritance Tax frequently asked questions:
- Does a Will help my Inheritance Tax Planning?
- How much is my estate worth for Inheritance Tax?
- How soon will Inheritance Tax have to be paid?
- What Inheritance Tax planning exemptions do I have?
- What is a potentially exempt transfer?
- Will all my gifts be effective for UK Inheritance Tax?
- If I am making gifts or gifts into trusts which order should I do them in?
- If I have an existing trust, do I need to do anything about it?
- If I made an outright gift of over the nil rate band, would I pay any immediate inheritance tax?
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