Chapter IHTM27093

Published date20 March 2016
Record NumberIHTM27093
CourtHM Revenue & Customs

A bank account is a debt, and under general law is situated at the branch of the bank where the account is kept: R v Lovitt [1912] AC 212.

This general law rule may be modified for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes by a Double Taxation Convention.

Any case where it is claimed that a bank account in the UK must be treated as situated abroad (so it is exempt from IHT) must be referred to...

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