What is the Foresight Inheritance Tax Solution?
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What is the Foresight Inheritance Tax Solution?
The Foresight Inheritance Tax Fund was established to provide a straightforward approach to estate planning. Investments in the Foresight Inheritance Tax Fund can be made through the Foresight ITS and/or the Foresight Accelerated ITS. The Foresight ITS offers a risk managed inheritance tax (IHT) solution.
How does it work?
The Foresight ITS offers a risk managed IHT solution. When you subscribe to the Foresight ITS, we will use your money to acquire shares in one or more trading companies expected to qualify for Business Relief (BR). Once the shares have been held for two years, they should be exempt from IHT.
For more information on the basics of BR, the benefits, the rules and more, take a look at our BR guide.
Download our guide to find out more about how to calculate whether an individual’s estate will be liable for IHT, the main exemptions and the four pillars of IHT planning.
Business Relief (BR) was introduced in 1976 by the UK Government. The tax relief provides an incentive to invest in certain types of trading businesses.
Business Relief (BR) is available on:
*After 5 April 2026, shares categorised as “‘not listed’ on a recognised stock exchange” (which targets shares listed on AIM) will only qualify for BR at a rate of 50%.
Initial Charge: 2.00%
Annual Administration Charge: 2.00% + VAT1
No dealing fees, performance fees or exit fees.
1 Charge subject to VAT but reclaimed in whole or part where possible.
When you subscribe to the Foresight ITS, we will invest your funds across a range of infrastructure and related trades to ensure you have a diversified portfolio. We make investments in shares that we expect to qualify for Business Relief. Once you have held your shares for two years, they should be exempt from IHT, provided the shares continue to be held at death.
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Capital is at risk. The value of an investment, and any income from it can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the full amount they invest. Foresight Inheritance Tax Solution (“ITS”), Accelerated Inheritance Tax Solution (“AITS”) and Enhanced Inheritance Tax Fund (“EITS”) should be considered longer-term investments and may be higher risk and more difficult to realise than an investment in listed securities. Investments will be made in small unquoted companies, which carry a higher risk than many other forms of investment. These investments will be illiquid and may expose you to a significant risk of losing all of the money you invest. Tax reliefs are dependent on investee companies continuing to qualify for Business Property Relief and investors’ individual circumstances. Current tax rules are subject to change. A failure to meet the BPR qualifying requirements could result in the investments losing their inheritance tax exempt status, resulting in adverse tax consequences for investors.
AITS is a part of the ITS Fund and is an integrated Business Relief and insurance solution that gives investors immediate inheritance tax mitigation. For investment in the AITS Fund, insurance cover is only available to investors who meet the eligibility criteria for the relevant Insurance Category. Failure to meet such criteria or a misrepresentation in the eligibility declaration could result in the Insurer refusing to settle an investor’s claim under the Insurance Policy.
Investors should only invest in ITS, AITS and EITS on the basis of information contained in the applicable Documentation (including any Brochure, Fund Prospectus, Offer Documents, Key Information Documents and Disclosure Documentation) or Terms and Conditions of Investment as appropriate.
Please refer to our Risk Warnings page for full general and specific risk information.
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