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Gift from father-in-law: What would be the tax position?

Question:

My father-in-law is a non-UK resident and would like to send me a large amount of gift money to help me buy a house. I would like to know if there is any tax on this gift?

Arthur Weller replies: 
If your father-in-law is non-UK domiciled (not the same as non-UK resident) there are no UK inheritance tax consequences as a result of this gift.

My father-in-law is a non-UK resident and would like to send me a large amount of gift money to help me buy a house. I would like to know if there is any tax on this gift?

Arthur Weller replies: 
If your

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This question was first printed in Business Tax Insider in May 2020.