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Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?
November 20, 2018
Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?

Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?

Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 20, 2018 in AF1, AF5, CF1, HMRC, R03, R06, Taxation
Last updated on September 25th, 2019 at 4:18 am
Know how to apply the 36% IHT rate?

The 36% inheritance tax rate has been with us for a while now but who understands how it actually works? It’s one of those areas where we think we know until we actually have to try and answer a question on it. This article includes an example on how to apply the rate – useful for those studying for CII CF1, R03, R06, AF1 or AF5 exams.

THIS ARTICLE IS RELEVANT TO EXAMINABLE TAX YEAR 2018/19.

The rule is that the person who has died must leave at least 10% of their estate to a charity. And that’s 10% of their net estate. The gift itself is still exempt from inheritance tax of course, so here’s how you work it out.

Tom, a widower, dies in July 2018. He leaves an estate valued at £700,000 of which he leaves £30,000 to charity and the rest to his children.

Step 1 = Take the charitable donation from the estate.

Step 2 = Deduct the nil rate band (this is the taxable estate).

Step 3 = Add the donation back to get the net estate; it is this that the 10% is based on.

Step 1 - Take the charitable donation from the estate
£700,000 - £30,000 = £670,000
Step 2 - Deduct the nil rate band
£670,000 - £325,000 = £345,000 (taxable estate)
Step 3 - Add the donation back
£345,000 + £30,000 = £375,000 (net estate)
£375,000 x 10% = £37,500
RESULT
The gift of £30,000 is less than this so Tom’s estate will pay IHT at 40% on his taxable estate of £345,000
£345,000 x 40% = £138,000
£670,000 - £138,000 = £532,000
Applying the 36% IHT rate can reduce the tax payable & increase the benefit to charities Share on X

 

A deed of variation can be done to increase the charitable donation to 10% of the net estate which would have the following effect:

Step 1 - Take the charitable donation from the estate
£700,000 - £37,500 = £662,500
Step 2 - Deduct the nil rate band
£662,500 - £325,000 = £337,500 (taxable estate)
Step 3 - Add the donation back
£337,500 + £37,500 = £375,000 (net estate)
£375,000 x 10% = £37,500
RESULT
The estate will pay IHT at 36% on his taxable estate of £337,500
£337,500 x 36% = £121,500
£662,500 - £121,500 = £541,000

It seems everyone (except Tom) is a winner – the charity receives £7,500 more in donation, and the children receive an extra £9,000.

Things can get complicated if there’s joint property or the deceased had an interest in possession in trust property, but we hope that the above explains the basics.

The online HMRC calculator is a brilliant tool, and we would recommend you have a look at it here.

It tells you if the particular example you’ve put in qualifies or not for the reduced rate and if it doesn’t, it then goes on to tell you how much the minimum donation would need to be in order to qualify.  Not much help in the middle of an exam but helpful in the real world.

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If you’re studying for your CII R03 exam, and you don’t feel 100% confident of a pass, grab our free taster to try out one of Brand Financial Training’s resources for yourself.  Click the link to download the R03 calculation workbook taster now!

Click here to download our free calculation workbook taster for CII R03

Alternatively, you can download the taster for CF1, AF1, R06 or AF5 if any of those exam are causing you worry.

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