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Inheritance tax calculator

Our estate planning solutions invest in companies that quality for Business Relief and could reduce your inheritance tax liability

Inheritance Tax calculated in three easy steps

Estate valuation (non-BR assets)
Estimate the value of your client’s estate using the fields below.
Main home, other properties and cash
Primary residence value (£)*:
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Other investment property (£)*:
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Cash value (£)*:
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Investments
Pension value (unused DC) (£):
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GIA (non-BR) (£):
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ISA (non-BR) (£):
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Other assets
Trusts in estate (£):
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Foreign assets (£):
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Gifts value (last seven years) (£):
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Debts and liabilities
Estimate the value of your client’s liabilities using the fields below.
Mortgage(s) (£)*:
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Other loans and debts (£)*:
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Estate valuation (non-BR assets)
Estimate the value of your client’s estate using the fields below.
Total value of assets (£):
1,000,000
Total value of liabilities (£):
1,000,000
Sum of estate (£):
1,000,000
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Reliefs and allowances
Apply the relevant IHT reliefs and allowances to reduce the taxable value of the estate.
Existing Business Relief investments
Existing BR/APR (unquoted) (£):
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Existing AIM BR (£):
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Marital status
Identify who the estate will pass to so the correct IHT allowances can be applied.
Marital status*:
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Has any NRB already been used:
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How many NRBs are available for this estate:
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Was spouse’s estate > £2m? (Yes/No):
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Did spouse transfer all assets to client?:
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Spouse’s estate at death (£):
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Residence and descendants
Provide details about the main residence and whether it will pass to direct descendants to apply residence nil-rate band allowances.
Has your main residence been sold*:
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Was it sold after 8 July 2015:
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Have you downsized since 2015:
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Will the home go to direct descendants*:
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Charitable giving
Charitable gifts left in your Will (£):
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Estate valuation
Based on these figures, the estate value is estimated at:
Total value of assets (£):
1,000,000
Total value of liabilities (£):
1,000,000
Sum of estate (£):
1,000,000
Estimated Inheritance Tax liability
Based on current tax rules and the provided information, IHT liability is:
Value
Pre-April 2026
Post-April 2026
Post-April 2027
Gross assets
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Debts and liabilities
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Estate at death (before gifts)
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NRB applied
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RNRB applied
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Chargeable estate before charity
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Charity gifts
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Taxable estate
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Existing BR/APR reliefs
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New BR/APR reliefs
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IHT rate (%)
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IHT-liability without BR/APR reliefs
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IHT-liability with BR/APR reliefs
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Planning opportunities
How much extra could your client's save?
New BR investments
See how much IHT your client's could save, based off of the following new BR-qualifying investments.
New unquoted BR (£):
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New AIM BR (£):
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Move (%) assets into AIM investments:
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Move (%) assets into unquoted BR-investments
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Re-balance (%) BR-investments AIM ⇄ Unquoted:
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IHT liability
Based on the figures entered, the IHT liability is estimated at:
IHT liability without new BR-/APR reliefs (£):
1,000,000
IHT liability with new BR-/APR reliefs (£):
1,000,000
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Adviser name:
FCA number:
Adviser postcode:
Company name:
Email address:
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