Business Relief for Inheritance Tax
Overview
Business Relief reduces the value of a business or its assets when working out how much Inheritance Tax has to be paid.
Any ownership of a business, or share of a business, is included in the estate for Inheritance Tax purposes.
You can get Business Relief of either 50% or 100% on some of an estate바카라 사이트™s business assets, which can be passed on:
- while the owner is still alive
- as part of the will
How to claim relief
As the executor of the will or administrator of the estate, you can claim Business Relief when you바카라 사이트™re valuing the estate.
You should fill in both:
- form IHT400 (Inheritance Tax account)
- schedule IHT413 (Business or partnership interests and assets)
You must use the market value of the business or asset when calculating relief at 50%.
You can claim relief on:
- property and buildings
- unlisted shares
- machinery