RegulationMar 20 2014

Foreign reserves IHT protection to be banned

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In his 2014 Budget, the chancellor said that, under current rules, those who are based outside the UK could mitigate their IHT bill by borrowing money, secured on the estate, and storing the cash as foreign currency.

He said this practice will be stopped under the Finance Bill 2014, and follows similar treatment to property bought outside the UK with borrowed money.