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Inheritance tax rates and allowances.
IHT may be payable when an individual's estate is worth more than the IHT nil rate band when they die.
Lifetime and death transfers between UK domiciled spouses are exempt from IHT.
For 2020/21, a further nil rate band of £175,000 (2019/20 - £150,000) may be available in relation to current or former residences.
The IHT threshold available on death may be increased for surviving spouses as there may have been a nil rate band not used, or not fully used, on the previous death.
There are reliefs for some business and farming assets which reduce their value for IHT purposes.
IHT may also be payable on gifts made in an individual's lifetime but within seven years of death.
Some lifetime gifts are exempt.
Transfers of assets into trust made in an individual's lifetime may be subject to an immediate charge but at lifetime rates.
There are also charges on some trusts.
Standard nil rate band: £325,000
Annual Exemption: £3,000
Small Gifts: £250
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06 Jan 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new £4.6 billion package of grants to support businesses through the latest national lockdown.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) until the end of April 2021.
HMRC has issued some guidance to taxpayers that deferred their VAT payments between 20 March and 30 June 2020 and still have payments to make.
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