Excellent breakdown, Martha! Your insights on EIS, SEIS, and VCT schemes in relation to Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning are spot-on and incredibly valuable for our clients.
At Tax Hub, we'd like to emphasize a few key points:
1. BPR is indeed a powerful tool, but it's crucial to ensure investments maintain their qualifying status. We help clients monitor this closely.
2. The estate reduction aspect is often overlooked. It's a double benefit - immediate tax relief plus potential long-term estate value management.
3. Gifting through these schemes can be particularly effective for passing wealth to the next generation tax-efficiently.
Your cautionary note is vital. While the tax benefits are attractive, we always stress to our clients that the investment case must stand on its own merits.
These are high-risk investments and should form part of a balanced portfolio.
We'd add that the interplay between these schemes and other IHT planning tools (like trusts or lifetime gifting) can create powerful, bespoke strategies for our clients.
Remember, everyone's situation is unique. We encourage seeking personalised advice to ensure these tools are used optimally within an overall financial plan.
Great job highlighting these important considerations, Martha. It's this kind of nuanced understanding that helps our clients navigate the complex world of tax-efficient investing.
If you thought inheritance tax was just for extremely wealthy people to worry about, think again. Rising property prices mean more estates than ever are likely to face an inheritance tax bill. In fact, the amount of inheritance tax collected is expected to reach £9.7 billion by 2028-29.
Although often in the news, inheritance tax is still not widely understood. That’s worrying because it affects thousands of families every year.
We hope our introduction to inheritance tax guide helps explain the topic (Link to the guide👇).
You can also find out more on our website or from speaking to your financial adviser: https://bit.ly/3VSWGdn
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