Still hurting
13 September 2012
Tax column
The new pre-owned asset regime is still giving advisers some headaches. AT’s resident tax expert investigates the source of the pain and whether there will be any relief.
With the Finance Act 2004 comes the introduction of a new regime for ‘Pre-Owned Assets’. This does not take effect until 6 April 2005 but it will take at least that length of time to assess exactly what taxpayers should do about the new rules.
In brief, the rules apply where there has been a disposal since the introduction of the Inheritance Tax (IHT) Gift with...