HMRC Updates to Financial Bill Clauses

Draft Finance bill clauses relevant to financial planners.

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Impact of House Prices on Inheritance Tax

The importance of residential property to the IHT yield has been recently reconfirmed. But planning with the main residence is hard. This reality calls for informed advice, especially taking account of the new Residence Nil Rate Band.

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The Future of Pensions Tax Relief

Change seems inevitable, the direction of travel seems clear – what can we expect when we get more detail at the next Budget?

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Autumn Statement: IHT and Pensions

A welcome relaxation on IHT and pensions announced in the Autumn Statement plus a brief review of pensions as an “IHT Free Zone”.

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Autumn Statement Highlights for Financial Planners

The key changes from the autumn statement in relation to pensions, savings and investment, property taxation, estate planning and tax avoidance.

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IHT and pensions

Generally speaking, IHT is not an issue for pension arrangements. The pension fund is not in the estate of the member and the relevant property regime doesn’t apply.

There could, however, be the potential of an IHT liability resulting from a single contribution or scheme transfer made within two years of death by an individual who knew they were in serious ill health when they made the transfer.

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Pension Death Benefits: Nominees and successor’s drawdown

 

The rules on who can receive nominees and successor drawdown and who can specify who receives what death benefits are overly (and arguably unjustifiably) prescriptive .

It’s important for advisers to “hardwire” a review of the member’s expression of wish into the yearly financial review.

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Three Lies

There is more than meets the eye to three important pre-election tax changes; Pension death benefits, the residence nil rate band and annual allowance reduction.

Important responsibilities (to inform affected clients) and opportunities to factor the changes into financial planning result for advisers.

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Horton v Henry

We await the result of the court of appeal decision in Horton v Henry (expected in January) to determine whether an income payments order can be made in relation to the uncrystallised pension benefits  of a member age 55 or over. The key issue is whether the member (age 55 or over) can be said to be “entitled ” to such uncrystallised benefits before they are actually paid.

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Summary of HMRC Action

A summary of recent HMRC action to combat evasion and avoidance.

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