From: Peter Saxton 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Cash gift from abroad
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:30:40 +0100

On 19 Aug 2006 11:19:13 -0700, "Troy Steadman"
 wrote:

>Stickems. wrote:
>> Gifts are subject to inheritance tax if the donor does not survive for 7
>> years.
>
>Only gifts that exceed the IHT threshold, which is a tad unlikely in
>this case.

It's also a gift from overseas.

-- 
Peter Saxton from London
peter@petersaxton.co.uk