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Inheritance tax

Charitable gifts via your Will are inheritance tax (IHT) free and in special cases where an individual donates 10% or more of their ‘baseline’ estate to charity, the IHT rate on the remainder of the Estate can fall by 4% to 36%
For example:

An estate of £1.5m might pay inheritance tax of £200,000 (on death of a second parent) leaving the beneficiaries a net amount of £1.3m.

Bequests to charity of £50,000 (enough for the 36%) would reduce the tax to £162,000. Net £1.288m

£50,000 given to charity for a total tax saving of £38,000 – or 76%. The beneficiaries lose only £12,000

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