QNUPS – How To Use It To Avoid IHT

QNUPS How To Use It To Avoid IHT

QNUPS How To Use It To Avoid IHT

UK citizens can use the QNUPS scheme to effectively avoid inheritance tax payable on assets inherited. While earlier the only option was to change domicile and not ever return to reside in the UK to avoid taxation, now there are no restrictions on returning to the UK after a few years.

For UK citizens planning their retirement the recently introduced pension scheme, QNUPS, is a great way to save their heirs from having to pay Inheritance Tax on the assets bequeathed to them. This new scheme was introduced in February 2010 by the HMRC. It allows individuals domiciled in the UK to invest in offshore funds to save taxes.

Domicile is the keyword in the IHT regulations. Even if a UK citizen resided in another country, the scope of the tax on inherited assets would extend to assets held by him or her in any part of the world, unless the UK Government had double taxation treaties with that particular country. As a result, many UK domiciled individuals earlier opted to take up citizenship of countries such as Cyprus. However, this meant that they had to prove that they would live in the new country of domicile permanently without returning to the UK after a few years and also dispose off any property that they held in the UK before transferring domicile status. This turned out to be more of a disadvantage than an advantage before the introduction of QNUPS. While the inheritance laws were made to collect taxes from the extremely wealthy citizens, with a sharp increase in real estate prices over the years, even middle income families in the UK were falling under the eligibility criteria when they inherited property.

Now with QNUPS, UK citizens can make an investment in these schemes to avoid paying Inheritance tax. Once they decide on which country they would like to reside in after they retire, all that needs to be done is to make an investment in a scheme located in that country. Unlike with other offshore pension schemes, there is no restriction on investing only in countries with which the UK has double tax treaties. There is also no restriction on returning to the UK to reside in case there is a need to be close to family members based there.

By transferring funds into a QNUPS scheme, an individual can not only plan his retirement but also safeguard his family members from having to pay IHT in the form of taxes or death duties on the inheritance received upon his death.

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