Neil MacGillivray: IHT and gifts that keep on giving
Annual exemption examples
Giving gifts is never easy but, when IHT is involved, it becomes a whole lot trickier. Here, Neil MacGillivray explains how, if not managed appropriately, a simple gift could bring unintended consequences to beneficiaries
In the run-up to the end of the tax year, I received a lot of questions on the use of the £3,000 inheritance tax (IHT) annual exemption. It was clear from some of the questions asked that there was confusion...
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