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    PracticeACCAACCA TX — Taxation Practice Exam 6Question 25
    Medium2 marksMultiple Choice
    Inheritance taxSection BSyllabus DQuick Succession Relief
    This question is part of a case study — click to read the full scenario(Case 21)

    SCENARIO: Arthur, aged 65, has run GreenMeadows Farm as a sole trader for 30 years. On 1 May 2023, he sold a barn used for storage for £150,000, realizing a gain of £80,000. He immediately reinvested £100,000 into a new combine harvester. On 1 June 2023, he gifted 10,000 unquoted shares in a farming supply company to his daughter, generating a chargeable gain of £40,000. Arthur sadly passed away on 1 December 2023. His estate included the farmhouse, which he occupied for agricultural purposes.

    QUESTION: Does the sale of the barn qualify for Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR)?

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    ACCA · Question 25 · Inheritance tax

    SCENARIO: Arthur, aged 65, has run GreenMeadows Farm as a sole trader for 30 years. On 1 May 2023, he sold a barn used for storage for £150,000, realizing a gain of £80,000. He immediately reinvested £100,000 into a new combine harvester. On 1 June 2023, he gifted 10,000 unquoted shares in a farming supply company to his daughter, generating a chargeable gain of £40,000. Arthur sadly passed away on 1 December 2023. His estate included the farmhouse, which he occupied for agricultural purposes.

    QUESTION: If Arthur had inherited £50,000 from his brother who died 3 years prior to Arthur's death, what percentage of Quick Succession Relief (QSR) would apply to the tax paid on that inheritance?

    Answer options:

    A.

    100%

    B.

    80%

    C.

    60%

    D.

    40%

    How to approach this question

    Recall the QSR sliding scale: 0-1 yr (100%), 1-2 yrs (80%), 2-3 yrs (60%), 3-4 yrs (40%), 4-5 yrs (20%).

    Full Answer

    C.60%✓ Correct
    Quick Succession Relief (QSR) reduces the IHT payable on an estate if the deceased inherited assets within the last 5 years. The relief is a percentage of the tax paid on the first death. The scale is: 0-1 year (100%), 1-2 years (80%), 2-3 years (60%), 3-4 years (40%), 4-5 years (20%). Since the brother died 3 years prior, the rate is 60%.

    Common mistakes

    Misremembering the sliding scale percentages.
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