Part V Inheritance tax

107 Inland revenue charge.

1

In subsection (3) of section 237 of the M1Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (imposition of Inland Revenue charge), for “ “personal property” includes leaseholds” there shall be substituted personal property” does not include leaseholds ”.

2

After subsection (3A) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsections—

3B

Subsection (3C) below applies to any tax charged—

a

under section 32, 32A or 79(3) above in respect of any property,

b

under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to this Act in respect of any property, or

c

under paragraph 1 or 3 of Schedule 5 to this Act with respect to any object or property.

3C

Where any tax to which this subsection applies, or any interest on it, is for the time being unpaid, a charge for the amount unpaid is also by virtue of this section imposed in favour of the Board—

a

except where the event giving rise to the charge was a disposal to a purchaser of the property or object in question, on that property or object; and

b

in the excepted case, on any property for the time being representing that property or object.

3

Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to deaths occurring on or after 9th March 1999; and subsection (2) above has effect in relation to tax charged on or after that day.