Helping son buy house

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Son living in Dublin usual paying big rent. He has 100k in savings. Training and studying. Salary only 25k. Any way myself and wife could help him buy small house apartment without major tax implications. Only child so relucant to use up future limits.
 
Let's say he wants to spend €400k on an apartment.

A lender might give him €100k.

So he is short €200k.

If you give him €200k , the bank will require that it be a gift rather than a loan. While there would be no tax implications of giving a gift of this amount to him, returning a gift could well involve a CAT payment.

You could jointly buy the property with him. A bit messy.

Or could you buy the property yourselves and let him stay in it?

He could lend you the €100k.

Or simplest of all, continue paying rent until he is ready to buy on his own.

Brendan
 
Just out of curiosity...

Parents gift the €200k.

Son rents out second bedroom in new apartment under rent a room scheme.

Son gives parents monthly gift of €300 to help them out as he's a great young man.

Tax implications?
 
I’m aware of numerous instances where families tell the bank that a sum of money is a gift and then document (for tax purposes) that the money was under no circumstances a gift and that a particular declaration dated X was pure fantasy and for banking purposes only!
 
Brendan if i was to gift son 200k does that not affect future threshold for inheritance of 310k? Are I miss understanding it all. Thanks.
 
DCD said:
Brendan if i was to gift son 200k does that not affect future threshold for inheritance of 310k? Are I miss understanding it all. Thanks.
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I believe that you have the right idea. The parents still have the option of using up the balance to 310000 as well as 3000 each gift annually but then everything else will be taxed at 33% if given in a will.
He is an only child so it looks like they have a lot of assets to pass on.
I think its times to speak with a good probate lawyer and accountant to plan how assets can be transferred both now and after parents death
 
DCD said:
Brendan if i was to gift son 200k does that not affect future threshold for inheritance of 310k?
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Yes, it does. But deal with the issue now of helping your son buy the house.

If you have the funds, lend him the entire amount and it won't affect his gift threshold.

Brendan
 
when you lend someone money like this situation are there benefit in kind issues regarding paying no interest. If this is so then the son could pay back interest and loan payment each year of €6000 to the parents. they can then each give €3000 to the son as a gift which does not effect his inheritance allowances.
 
Hi John

Let's say the parents lend him €300k interest free. If each of the parents lends him €150k, then any BIK would be in or around €3,000 so it would not affect the CAT.

Of course, he can avoid the CAT problem by paying interest, but then the parents will pay income tax on the interest received.

Brendan
 
Brendan Burgess said:
Let's say he wants to spend €400k on an apartment.

A lender might give him €100k.

So he is short €200k.

If you give him €200k , the bank will require that it be a gift rather than a loan. While there would be no tax implications of giving a gift of this amount to him, returning a gift could well involve a CAT payment.

SNIP Brendan
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Out of curiosity, why would banks require funds of €X from parents to son to be in the form of a gift as distinct from a loan ?

Would there be some problem for a bank about getting a good or a prior charge over the property in the event of a default ?
 
The bank would have to factor in the loan repayment to the parent in the context of the borrower’s overall ability to service the mortgage. For a gift, that’s not the case.
 
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Here is a very interesting article on this very subject, especially on how a ,gift, can be structured as a loan

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Hi Pritt

As that article is difficult to read, you might do a summary of the main points. I presume it's an Irish article? That was not obvious to me at a glance.

Brendan
 
Brendan

If you hit the 'Full Screen' symbol (second from right at bottom) its much easier to read.

Yes, its Irish.

Here,s the gist, I have pasted.---

An alternative approach would be for the parent(s) to lend money to the child with a view to preserving the Group A threshold. On first principles, a loan is not a gift, and the same is true from a tax perspective on the basis that no beneficial entitlement to the capital sum (i.e. the loan amount) arises.

Nonetheless, there are tax consequences which must be considered; the advancement constitutes “free use of property” per the Capital Acquisitions Taxes Act, and the resulting benefit must therefore be computed. However, rather helpfully, the basis for the calculation is the opportunity cost to the parent(s) of not having the relevant monies, and even more helpfully (for the foreseeable future), is the fact that the accepted proxy is the prevailing call deposit rate. Assuming a rate of 0.5% (which would be hard to find in today’s market), the ‘tax cost’ of a €100,000 advancement would be €500 per annum, which is more than covered by the Small Gift Exemption of €3,000.

The position becomes even more interesting if (say) the lender decides periodically to write-off a portion of the loan. Consider a €100,000 advancement from parents to their son and daughter-in-law; the same annual tax cost of €500 arises, but the parents could, in theory, write-off
circa €11,500 of the outstanding loan on an annual basis, thus amortising it over circa nine years. In such circumstances, the next generation’s capital requirement is satisfied, but the tax-free thresholds remain intact
 
Prittstick said:
the parents could, in theory, write-off
circa €11,500 of the outstanding loan on an annual basis
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Just to explain where this comes from.

The father can give his son and his DIL €3,000 each.
The mother can give her son and her DIL €3,000 each
That is €12,000
Less the €500 interest waived.
€11,500

Brendan
 
Prittstick said:
the accepted proxy is the prevailing call deposit rate.
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Is this written down anywhere?

It means that a father could lend his son €600,000 interest-free and the son would be subject to a charge of €3,000 a year for "free use of property".

Brendan
 
Just exploring an idea. Could my wife and I loan our daughte 200k to purchase fully a 3 bed property interest free. Our daughter is 19 and commencing a 4 year undergrad. The property would be in her name. Could she then rent out 2 rooms under rent a room relief scheme. Plan would be to sell the property after 4 years, pay and CGT due and daughter repay us our 200k.
 
But if it's her PPR there would be no CGT. Would the 200k be the full cost of the house.

It's very clever because your daughter would live rent free, the rent from two others helps pay her college fees and your money which was earning diddly squat is being used to maximum benefit.

But is this legal from a tax evasion perspective.
 
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Thanks.
House would be max 200k.
Overlooked no CBT.

No doubt there are some taking this approach if it's legal.
 
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