|
Inheritance Tax
|
Death
rate
%
|
Lifetime
rate
%
|
Chargeable transfers
2010/11 and 2009/10
£'000
|
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
0 - 325*
|
|
40
|
20
|
Over 325*
|
*Potentially increased for surviving spouses or civil partners who die on or after 9 October 2007.
|
Reliefs
|
|
Annual
exemption
|
£3,000
|
Marriage
|
- parent
|
£5,000
|
|
Small gifts
|
£250
|
|
- grandparent
|
£2,500
|
|
|
|
|
- bride/groom
|
£2,500
|
|
|
|
|
- other
|
£1,000
|
|
Reduced charge on gifts
within seven years of death
|
|
Years before
death
|
0-3
|
3-4
|
4-5
|
5-6
|
6-7
|
|
% of death
charge
|
100
|
80
|
60
|
40
|
20
|
|