The
Estate Duty Assessment Amendment Bill 1978 precipitated the first substantial debate on death duties since 1914.
The treatment for inheritance tax and
estate duty is less straightforward.
This is in addition to
estate duty, which may be payable on the net value of the estate of the deceased.
There is no VAT on a property purchase and no capital gains tax or
estate duty to be paid in Gi braltar.
"It was no joke inheriting a house and estate in 1948 with inheritance tax and
estate duty sucking out pounds 3 of every pounds 4 from the business.
Last year, the National Galleries of Scotland scored a notable triumph with the acquisition, partly in lieu of
estate duty, of the Duke of Sutherland's Venus Anadyomene by Titian.
The concept of successful pragmatism was applied also to death duties: "In 1984, we cut
estate duty from a maximum of 60 per cent to between 5 per cent and 10 per cent, depending on the value of the estate.
ASORTING out a deceased person's property can be complicated by claims the state makes for care contributions and outstanding income tax or
estate duty. But there is no reason for a solicitor not to communicate with the beneficiaries.
Such registration exempts the company and/or beneficial owner from all income tax and
estate duty in Gibraltar.