Lots of individuals stress over Inheritance Tax however the bright side is that leaving a gift to charity in your Will can help reduce, or even eliminate, the tax burden on your estate.
Your legal adviser will be able to explain how the Estate tax guidelines apply to you and your specific situations. As a charity we’re unable to help with legal or tax suggestions.
UK-registered charities such as KORT are exempt from Inheritance Tax so a gift to charity in your Will does not count towards the nil rate band, lowering the taxable valuable of your estate.
Mr Hussain’s estate is valued at ₤400,000 when he passes away. In his Will, Mr Hussain consisted of charitable legacies adding up to ₤75,000. This quantity is subtracted from the taxable value of his estate, indicating there is no IHT to pay.
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We appreciate the significance of making your will and that it is a personal choice. After looking after your household and family members, you might feel the time is right to think about a gift to KORT. Whatever your inspiration, interest, or passion, we want to deal with you to ensure your gift is utilized exactly as meant.
Although we cannot provide legal suggestions, we can offer assistance and signpost you to the very best possible location to get advice prior to you consult a solicitor relating to making a will.
Many people pick to make charitable donations in their wills. Not constantly thought about part of estate preparation, such gifts can decrease the inheritance tax (IHT) rate on death from 40% to 36% if utilized in the appropriate method.
Gifts to verified charities are themselves exempt from IHT regardless of the value of the gift. If a donation to charity in a will meets certain conditions, the lower rate of 36% IHT can apply to the taxable part of an individual’s estate.
The reduced rate of 36% applies where the person leaves a minimum of 10% of their net estate, called ‘the baseline quantity’, to charity. In easy terms, the standard amount is the whole estate in a person’s sole name (not including properties kept in trust, or joint possessions that go by survivorship) less debts, funeral expenditures and particular IHT exemptions– such as the nil rate band, presently ₤325,000.
Ali dies with assets worth ₤700,000 all in his sole name. He leaves ₤40,000 to charity in his will with the balance passing to his son, Irfan.
Ali’s financial obligations and funeral service expenditures are ₤15,000. He made no gifts during His lifetime for that reason his full nil rate band of ₤325,000 is available. The baseline quantity is calculated as follows:
Estate
Less debts and funeral expenses
Less nil rate band
Baseline amount
£700,000
£15,000
£325,000
£360,000
As the Gift of ₤40,000 to charity is more than 10% of the standard quantity, the lower IHT rate of 36% will apply to the taxable part of his estate. As the ₤40,000 is exempt to estate tax, this will be deducted from the standard total up to determine the value of the estate that undergoes IHT at 36% ie ₤360,000 – ₤40,000 = ₤320,000.
The total IHT liability will be ₤115,200 (ie ₤320,000 x 36%), leaving ₤529,800 for Irfan.
Had Ali decided to leave a smaller sized amount to charity, say ₤35,000 the IHT liability would be ₤130,000, leaving ₤ 520,000 for Irfan, i.e. both Irfan and the charity would receive less – to the advantage of HMRC.
Where the gift to charity falls short of the 10% of the standard amount, it might be possible for a deceased individual’s recipient to increase the present to charity so that the lower IHT rate of 36% applies to the remainder of the estate.
For more information on tax and succession planning, or charitable offering, please contact a professional.
