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3. David Klimot has contacted you following the death of his aunt, Irina Klimot, on 14 February 2019. Irina had never married and had no
3. David Klimot has contacted you following the death of his aunt, Irina Klimot, on 14 February 2019. Irina had never married and had no children. David is the sole beneficiary of the will.
David has supplied you with the following details: On 14 February 2019 Irina left assets with the following values:
Home in Devon Apartment in Bristol Personal chattels Cash ISA
Bank and building society accounts Antiques Car
425,000 290,000
11,100 27,400 45,850
3,800 13,500
Irina had an outstanding endowment mortgage of 120,000 on her home in Devon, unpaid credit card and other bills of 13,860 plus funeral costs of 3,520.
During her lifetime, Irina made the following gifts:
11 August 2010 3 May 2014
Required
Gross chargeable transfer
Cash gift into a discretionary trust for the benefit of Davids children. Irina agreed to pay any inheritance tax arising at that time.
300,000
40,000
(a) Calculate the lifetime inheritance tax payable by Irina on the gift into trust in
2014/15 and the due date of payment. (b) Calculate all the inheritance tax liabilities arising as a result of Irinas death
in 2018/19 and the due date of payment of death taxes.
(15 marks)
(c) Explain how a charitable legacy in a will can reduce inheritance tax payable. (4 marks) Total: (25 marks)
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