The Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/488
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 2014 and have effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after that date.

(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) Regulations 2004 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (excepted estates) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(f) between “C” and “is the total liabilities of the estate” insert “, subject to paragraph (7B),”.

(3) After paragraph (7A) insert—

(7B) For the purpose of paragraph (3)(f) “the total liabilities of the estate” do not include liabilities of the estate to the extent that they—

(a) are not discharged as mentioned in section 175A(1)(a) of the 1984 Act (discharge of liabilities after death) ;

(b) are prevented from being taken into account as mentioned in section 175A(1)(b) of the 1984 Act (discharge of liabilities after death); or

(c) are attributable as mentioned in section 162A(1)(a) or (b), or section 162A(5), of the 1984 Act (liabilities attributable to financing excluded property) .