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29 12 2007

Nil-Rate Band Will Planning - Your Options Explained (Post 9 October 2007)

Posted by: Eric Hundin in , Estates, Wills, Trusts, Career Information, Blog Carnival

Since Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Speech on October 9 2007, there have been a number of reports in the press stating that will planning using the nil-rate band of the first of a married couple to die will no longer be necessary as you can now transfer the nil-rate band between spouses and civil partners.

(The Nil-rate Band is currently 300,000, and upon death a tax rate of 0% applies to the estate value up to this amount).

This is generally true, but there will st (more…)

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