Andrew Goldstone and Natalie Quail (Mishcon de Reya) review the latest tax developments that matter affecting private clients.
Dreelan: transfers of property between excluded property settlements
Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and M Deelan v HMRC [2017] EWCA Civ 1512 involves an appeal against a determination of a liability for IHT arising in relation to the ten-year charge applicable to trusts.
The case concerns transfers between two trusts which were both settled by a non-UK domiciled individual Mr Dreelan (D). In 2001 D settled funds into a Jersey discretionary settlement (the ‘2001 settlement’). In 2003 D transferred ordinary shares in a UK-resident company Qserv Ltd (Qserv) to the trustees of the 2001 settlement. Shortly after in 2003 D became UK deemed-domiciled for IHT purposes. In 2008 D and his brothers settled a new trust the Dreelan Brothers Joint Trust (the...
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Andrew Goldstone and Natalie Quail (Mishcon de Reya) review the latest tax developments that matter affecting private clients.
Dreelan: transfers of property between excluded property settlements
Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd and M Deelan v HMRC [2017] EWCA Civ 1512 involves an appeal against a determination of a liability for IHT arising in relation to the ten-year charge applicable to trusts.
The case concerns transfers between two trusts which were both settled by a non-UK domiciled individual Mr Dreelan (D). In 2001 D settled funds into a Jersey discretionary settlement (the ‘2001 settlement’). In 2003 D transferred ordinary shares in a UK-resident company Qserv Ltd (Qserv) to the trustees of the 2001 settlement. Shortly after in 2003 D became UK deemed-domiciled for IHT purposes. In 2008 D and his brothers settled a new trust the Dreelan Brothers Joint Trust (the...
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