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Clarity on IHT position?

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    Clarity on IHT position?

    I settled a pre-2010 loan scheme enquiry in early 2016. The settlement terms said (roughly, need to find the papers to confirm) "IHT may be due at some later date".

    I have bounced around several HMRC departments trying to find answers on the IHT implications of getting the loans written off, but nobody even seems to understand the question, let alone be able to offer reasonable answers.

    Is anyone closer to answers than me?

    #2
    26 hours, 79 views and 0 replies leads me to think the answer is "no"

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      #3
      Back in the early days of the whole EBT and related schemes discussions, it was one option that if you had an unsatisfied tax position on the back of a loan-based arrangement, HMRC would take their slice out of your estate on your death. I do not recall that option being closed off.

      It's really a question for someone with some very specific knowledge I feel
      Blog? What blog...?

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        #4
        Originally posted by malvolio View Post
        Back in the early days of the whole EBT and related schemes discussions, it was one option that if you had an unsatisfied tax position on the back of a loan-based arrangement, HMRC would take their slice out of your estate on your death. I do not recall that option being closed off.

        It's really a question for someone with some very specific knowledge I feel
        +1 - it's the sort of thing only webberg could answer and he's been chased away over the years. So find a specialist and ask them...
        merely at clientco for the entertainment

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          #5
          Originally posted by eek View Post

          +1 - it's the sort of thing only webberg could answer and he's been chased away over the years. So find a specialist and ask them...
          Shame - he always seemed pretty decent and transparent

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            #6
            Originally posted by meanttobeworking View Post

            Shame - he always seemed pretty decent and transparent
            Yeah, well we have a small coterie who do not like getting bad news or honest opinions if they contradict their own beliefs... Although that is hardly unusual!
            Blog? What blog...?

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              #7
              Originally posted by malvolio View Post

              Yeah, well we have a small coterie who do not like getting bad news or honest opinions if they contradict their own beliefs... Although that is hardly unusual!
              Let's be honest to survive on here giving advice you do need a very thick skin...
              merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                #8
                I suspect HMRC were only ever interested in the income tax. Once you've settled that, I doubt you'd ever hear from them again.

                If it was me, I'd forget about it.
                Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
                  I suspect HMRC were only ever interested in the income tax. Once you've settled that, I doubt you'd ever hear from them again.

                  If it was me, I'd forget about it.
                  While you are probably right - you have to remember that HMRC is made up of different departments who often compete with each other.

                  It's perfectly possible that the IHT team could need to look for some money at some point and target some unsuspecting people...
                  merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by eek View Post
                    It's perfectly possible that the IHT team could need to look for some money at some point and target some unsuspecting people...
                    As I understand it, only certain types of trusts are liable to IHT, and isn't there a threshold below which you don't have to pay anything?

                    Anyhow, the worst that could happen is you'd have to pay it, and I imagine the amounts involved would be minor compared to the income tax.

                    I certainly wouldn't be chasing around HMRC trying to pay something that they don't seem to have a clue about.
                    Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.

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