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WIQS 2024 Update: Estate Administration

Are you confident in your ability to navigate the challenges of estate administration?   

This course explains the duties of personal representatives when faced with claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. It addresses common income tax and capital gains tax issues in estates, including the new rules on low-income estates. The course will also examine the problems that can arise where executors and residuary beneficiaries are different individuals.   

Through easy-to-understand chapters, you will cover everything you need to support your WIQS re-accreditation and stay up to date. Enrol now!

What this will cover

In this course, training is given on the following areas of estate administration:  

  • how personal representatives (PRs) should deal with threatened claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975  
  • income tax and capital gains tax (CGT) issues  
  • potential costs problems in relation to the administration of estates  
Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

  • advise personal representatives (PRs) on their role when claims are threatened under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975  
  • recognise and deal appropriately with common income tax and capital gains tax (CGT) issues in estates  
  • follow good practice where executors and residuary beneficiaries are different people  
How you will learn

Course format 

This online course consists of the following elements: 

  • an interactive course presentation, with a variety of knowledge checks and practice scenarios spaced throughout to test understanding of the material as the learner progresses 

Our courses conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. However, some members may require an alternative version for accessibility purposes. This is available upon request via our contact us form. 

Assessment 

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a mark of 80%. The assessment can only be taken a maximum of three times before the course must be taken again.

The knowledge checks included in the course presentation are intended to aid your understanding of the content and offer the opportunity to apply your knowledge. They do not form part of the assessment. 

Length 

The course will take approximately 90 minutes to complete, excluding assessment. 

£71.78 ex VAT
Type of training
Accreditation training
Format
Accreditation
Level
Intermediate
Who is this for?
Paralegals
Practice managers
Solicitors
Course length
90 minutes
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A1
A2

The experts

Lesley King

Expert

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