Inheritance Tax on the elderly

Data shows that Inheritance Tax payments to HMRC are due to rise sharply as it has revealed that the number of older people set to leave over £150,000 after death has doubled over the past 10 years.

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Inheritance Tax on the elderly

Data shows that Inheritance Tax payments to HMRC are due to rise sharply as it has revealed that the number of older people set to leave over £150,000 after death has doubled over the past 10 years. Research shows that the number of wealthy people over the age of 80 has increased by 45% over the last 10 years. In addition, the number of people set to leave £150,000 to family has risen to 44% from 24% and the rise is dragging more families into inheritance tax.

Inheritance tax on the elderly

The rise in wealth and inheritance

The rise in wealth and inheritance seems to be the result of home ownership and rising house prises. For the first time ever Inheritance Tax for ‘death duties’ totalled up to over £4 billion in 2016, which is causing a strain on middle class families. This April, an addition of a ‘Residential Nil Rate Band’ is going to be put in place to reduce the amount of middle class families having to pay inheritance tax bills although the total amount collected is set to continually rise over the next few years.

Inheritance Tax on the elderly gets introduced on assets over £325,000 but from this year the threshold will begin to rise up to an extra £175,000 in residential property wealth over the next 3 years.

Being pushed over the Inheritance Tax threshold

It is believed that more people are leaving large inheritances and are being pushed over the Inheritance Tax threshold but actual number of middle class families having to pay the inheritance tax is set to be reduced by the higher threshold. If the government isn’t happy with the effect over time then a peg would have to be put in place to increase its value relative to house prices rather than a consumer prices We believe that unless the peg is put on the rising house prices rather than consumer price, then there will still be an increase in the number of middle class families paying inheritance tax. It would be fairer to peg the increases to house prices instead of CPI, as CPI is rising a lot slower, especially in the south of the country.

Increased number of inheritance

The number of over 80’s who are expecting to leave an inheritance has increased to 72% up from 60% in a decade which means that the number of individuals expecting to receive inheritance has increased across generations. The number of people born between 1930 and 1970 who are being left an inheritance has also doubled compared to 10 years ago.

Summary

In conclusion, the amount of younger people who are set to be left inheritance is all dependent upon who their parents are compared to previous generations. The elderly today have a lot more money to leave their family now due to homeownership and the increase in house prises. At the same time, it will be difficult for young adults to get wealthy with no aid due to the fall in homeownership for that age category as well as the decline in defined pensions within the private sector and the lack of growth in their incomes. As a result of both of these issues older people and their children should seek expert advice from an experienced financial planner in order to avoid Inheritance Tax.

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