Consultation outcome

Inheritance tax: A fairer way of calculating trust charges

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 6 June 2014
• Last updated: 10 December 2014 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

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Inheritance tax: A fairer way of calculating trust charges - Summary of Responses

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Detail of outcome

The response document sets out the government’s response to the consultation document published below. The responses received are summarised and a full list of respondents is included but where appropriate the names and personal or commercially sensitive information has been redacted . The government has heard the concerns voiced during the consultation and is grateful for the constructive and informative suggestions it received.

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Original consultation

Summary

A consultation on simplifying the calculation of Inheritance tax (IHT) charges on trusts.

This consultation ran from
11:30am on 6 June 2014 to 5:30pm on 29 August 2014

Consultation description

Legislation on the alignment of payment and filing dates and the treatment of retained income is included in Finance Bill 2014. This consultation focuses on changes to the way IHT trust charges are calculated and it also sets out proposals for the treatment of the nil-rate band where the settlor makes a number of settlements.

Documents

Inheritance tax: A fairer way of calculating trust charges

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Published 6 June 2014
Last updated 10 December 2014 + show all updates

1. 10 December 2014

   Summary of Responses document published

2. 6 June 2014

   First published.