Executors of the estate of Linington & anr v Commissioners for HMRC [2023] WTLR 917

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Autumn 2023 #192

The deceased had made certain inheritance tax planning arrangements which involved the assignment of the reversionary interest of the reversionary beneficiary in MTrust (a 150-year Isle of Man trust) to the deceased, who was then granted an option to become the income beneficiary of the MTrust. Prior to the exercise of the option, the deceased transferred his reversionary interest to the KTrustees in 2010 (prior to the enactment of s74A-C Finance Act 2012).

HMRC issued two notices of determination under s221 of the Inheritance Act 1984 against the executors of th...

Trustees: Clear blue water

Gillian Christian highlights a landmark Isle of Man judgment that casts doubt on Pitt v Holt [2013] ‘The principle behind Hastings-Bass refers to the jurisdiction of the court to intervene and set aside a transaction entered into by a trustee (and all fiduciaries) on the grounds of “inadequate deliberation” in the exercise of a discretion.’In …
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Seesurrun & anr v HMRC [2014] UKFTT 783 (TC)

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | January/February 2015 #146

The appellants appealed against decisions by the respondent that income of certain non-UK entities (including settlements established in the Isle of Man) could be attributed to them pursuant to s739 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (ICTA), which concerns the prevention of avoidance of income tax by individuals ordinarily resident in the UK by means of transfer of assets abroad.

The appellants owned three companies which carried on the trade of providing residential care to the elderly in the UK (the UK companies). The UK companies operated from four p...