{"id":3219,"date":"2023-10-20T14:02:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&p=3219"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:03:45","slug":"lavenir-de-limpot-sur-les-successions-supprime-ou-reforme","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/fr\/perspectives\/lavenir-de-limpot-sur-les-successions-supprime-ou-reforme\/","title":{"rendered":"L'avenir de l'imp\u00f4t sur les successions : Abandonn\u00e9 ou r\u00e9form\u00e9 ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the lead-up to the upcoming general election, there’s a buzz about<\/a> potential changes to the inheritance tax landscape in the UK. The Conservatives are contemplating a bold move: scrapping inheritance tax altogether. This tax, often labelled as ‘the most hated tax in Britain’, has long been a point of contention for many. The idea of assets being taxed twice \u2013 once during a person\u2019s lifetime and then again after their death at a whopping 40% above the available allowances \u2013 doesn’t sit well with most.
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Le sc\u00e9nario actuel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As it stands, the inheritance tax threshold is set at \u00a3325,000, a figure unchanged since 2009. In 2017, an suppl\u00e9mentaires<\/a> allowance for homes passing to direct descendants was introduced. Perhaps surprisingly, in view of the frequency with which inheritance tax is raised in the media, very few estates are actually required to pay inheritance tax. In the 2020\/2021 tax year, only 3.73% of deaths led to an estate facing<\/a> an inheritance tax charge. This is in stark contrast to many other countries which impose inheritance tax. For example, in Belgium 48% of deaths incurred a tax.
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Le point de vue des conservateurs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yet as a much larger percentage of people are concerned that their assets va<\/a> attract inheritance tax when they die, it is perhaps not surprising that the Conservatives consider that alleviating this worry could prove popular with voters. Indeed, the Conservatives\u2019 2007 policy announcement that they would raise the inheritance tax allowance to \u00a31 million is regarded as a key factor in Gordon Brown\u2019s decision not to call an election at that time.
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Le jeu des chiffres<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Un rapport r\u00e9cent de l'Institute for Fiscal Studies r\u00e9v\u00e8le que l'imp\u00f4t sur les successions ne contribue que pour 0,3% au PIB. Le co\u00fbt estim\u00e9 de sa suppression totale serait de 7 milliards de livres sterling. Bien que cette somme puisse sembler modeste, il convient de se demander qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiera le plus de ce changement : en r\u00e8gle g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, les personnes qui d\u00e9tiennent les plus gros patrimoines.
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R\u00e9forme ou abolition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, there are proposals to simply reform the tax to reduce the perceived unfairness, rather than completely abolishing it. There are various reforms that could be made. These range from reducing the rate payable and increasing<\/a> the threshold, to more radical measures such as bringing<\/a> more pension pots into the scope of inheritance tax and capping the generous business<\/a> and agricultural property reliefs<\/a> which are often used by larger estates. However, these do not capture the headlines in the same way as scrapping inheritance tax entirely.
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Consid\u00e9rations parlementaires<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Avant de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 des changements substantiels, le Parlement devra examiner les chiffres et les suggestions avanc\u00e9s par l'Institute for Fiscal Studies. Compte tenu du climat \u00e9conomique actuel, la suppression d'une taxe qui repr\u00e9sente environ 7 milliards de livres sterling de recettes n'est pas une d\u00e9cision \u00e0 prendre \u00e0 la l\u00e9g\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Countries such as Australia, Austria, Canada, New Zealand and Sweden which did scrap inheritance tax mostly did so a long time prior to the global<\/a> financial crisis. It is therefore quite possible that inheritance tax in the UK will continue to haunt our estates for longer, and it could be a risk to labour<\/a> under the impression that inheritance tax will be scrapped, rather than getting your affairs in order, to maximise use of the exemptions. Though its removal may be a possibility, inheritance tax remains for now.

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Comment s'y retrouver dans les droits de succession<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For a more comprehensive understanding<\/a> of how the current inheritance tax landscape may impact your estate, or to explore strategies for minimising the tax burden, reach out to our Client priv\u00e9<\/a> Department at\u00a0PrivateClient@rfblegal.co.uk<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Informations compl\u00e9mentaires<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Auteur de l'actualit\u00e9:Senem Osmankan<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3220,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3219","insight","type-insight","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t