An Introduction to Inheritance Tax & Capital Gains Tax For The Private Client Lawyer
BPP Professional Education
Summary
- Tutor is available to students
Location & dates
9-10 Portland Place
West London
London
W1B1PR
United Kingdom
Overview
SRA Competence
B
Overview
The course introduces delegates to the main principles of Inheritance tax and Capital Gains tax. It shows how the impact of each of the capital taxes must be considered when advising on either tax. No prior knowledge is assumed, but the course will act as a useful update for those with some background knowledge. The course contains numerous examples and incorporates a comprehensive case study.
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CPD
Description
Learning outcomes include a greater understanding of:
- The basic IHT regime and the effect of domicile.
- IHT on lifetime gifts and on death.
- Use of lifetime gifts in planning.
- Using the transferable nil rate band.
- Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief.
- Relief for debts due on death after Finance Act 2013.
- Gifts with reservation and the pre owned assets tax charge.
- The basics of Capital Gains tax.
- Principal Private Residence/Only or Main Residence relief.
- Entrepreneurs’ relief.
- Capital Gains Tax and holdover relief for gifts.
- Interaction of IHT and CGT on setting up a trust.
- Tax charges during the lifetime of a trust.
- Interaction of IHT and CGT on assets leaving a trust.
- Basic IHT and CGT planning via trusts.
Under the SRA’s new approach to continuing competence, solicitors are expected to use the Statement of Solicitor Competence to identify and address their learning and development needs. The competence statement requires the following competencies:
- A - Ethics, professionalism and judgement
- B - Technical legal practice
- C - Working with other people
- D - Managing themselves and their own work
Who is this course for?
This course will be of benefit to newly qualified solicitors, paralegals, legal executives, trainees, and solicitors who specialise in other areas of law but who would like an overview of the Inheritance Tax regime and its interaction with Capital Gains tax.
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