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Charitable Legacy To Jersey Trust Did Not Qualify For IHT Exemption

By Mark McLaughlin, November 2014

A charitable gift to a trust was not eligible for inheritance tax exemption, on the grounds that the trust was governed by Jersey law, as opposed to UK law.

The deceased’s will provided for a charitable gift to a trust. The trust was governed by Jersey law, but with exclusively UK

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