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IHT 7 year rule

kiloware43
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IHT 7 year rule

Postby kiloware43 » Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:38 pm

I have heard that in counting back 7 years from the latest gift, if a previous gift was still somewhere in the 7 year cycle then that gets roped in as well (albeit tapered I assume). Say gift in 2005, another 2010 - dies in 2015. So Is it do your gifting, and then don't make any more for another 7 years? I am referring to PETs - assigned insurance bonds. Thanks

Lee Young
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Re: IHT 7 year rule

Postby Lee Young » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:53 pm

For PETs you only go back 7 years. There is a 14 year trap with chargeable lifetime transfer.
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