Section 132: Wasting assets.

Inheritance Tax Act 1984 · 1984 c. 51View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: MISCELLANEOUS RELIEFS — CHAPTER IV: TRANSFERS WITHIN THREE YEARS BEFORE DEATH

Section 131 above shall not apply if the transferred property is tangible movable property that is a wasting asset.

The transferred property is a wasting asset for the purposes of this section if, immediately before the chargeable transfer, it had a predictable useful life not exceeding fifty years, having regard to the purpose for which it was held by the transferor; and plant and machinery shall in every case be regarded as having a predictable useful life of less than fifty years.

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