Applewood Independent

Inheritance Tax/Trusts

This has been a specialist area of David Pritchard for the last decade. Things are ever-changing under legislation and the opportunities for inheritance tax reviews need to be made on a regular basis.

We are able to assess an overall inheritance tax position, calculate any tax that is due and offer simple, easy to understand solutions that will suit each individual's personal circumstances. We work very closely with a number of leading solicitors' practices who are members of the Society and Trust Estate Practitioners, who themselves specialise in will and estate planning.

We also, where appropriate, utilise the use of trusts. These can be some of the most effective inheritance tax planning solutions, with some allowing access to either income and/or capital whilst still being inheritance tax efficient. We are well versed in the use of trusts and keep up-to-date in our continuing professional development in this area to ensure that we are providing the very best advice possible for inheritance tax planning. The number of estates that are caught by inheritance tax has continued to grow over the years and, whilst recent legislation changes made use of two nil-rate bands for married couples, this still leaves a considerable number of people whose estates are over £650,000 for whom inheritance tax advice is imperative.