Ray and McLaughlin's Practical Inheritance Tax Planning

Mark McLaughlin is a consultant with his own practice, Mark McLaughlin Associates Ltd, which provides tax consultancy and support services to professional firms throughout the UK. He is a fellow of the CIOT and a member of the ATT and STEP. Ralph Ray was a solicitor and consultant specialising in taxation. He was Vice President of STEP and recipient of a STEP Lifetime Achievement Award. A member of the CIOT, he has contributed frequently to tax and accountancy journals. Paul Davies and Geoffrey Shindler are co-authors and work for the law firm DWF.

Chapter 1: Introduction and outline Chapter 2: Domicile and excluded property Chapter 3: The art of giving Chapter 4: Gifts with reservation of benefit Chapter 5: Husband, wife and civil partner Chapter 6: Transferable nil rate band Chapter 7: The use of exemptions Chapter 8: Appropriate will planning Chapter 9: Practical aspects of will drafting Chapter 10: Interest in possession settlements Chapter 11: Non-interest in possession settlements Chapter 12: Other varieties of settlement Chapter 13: Practical aspects of drafting settlements Chapter 14: Business interests Chapter 15: Business property Chapter 16: Agricultural property Chapter 17: Estate planning - woodland, heritage property and Lloyd's underwriters Chapter 18: Pensions, life assurance etc Chapter 19: Pre-owned assets Chapter 20: Compliance issues