Wills and the Administration of Estates SQE1 Revision Checklist
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Wills and Intestacy
Validity of Wills and Codicils
Testamentary Capacity
Chapter 1, Pages 8–10
Formal Requirements
Chapter 1, Pages 4–8
Duress and Undue Influence
Chapter 1, Pages 11–12
Personal Representatives
Appointment of Executors
Chapter 2, Pages 19–23
Renunciation and Reservation of Power
Chapter 2, Pages 23–25
Appointment of Administrators
Chapter 2, Pages 25–29
Alterations and Amendments to Wills
Effect of Alterations made to Wills before and after Execution
Chapter 3, pages 44–47
Use of Codicils
Chapter 3, pages 47–48
Revocation of Wills
Methods of Revocation
Chapter 4, pages 56–64
Effect of Marriage and Divorce of a Testator
Chapter 4, pages 56–57
Interpretation of Wills
Effect of Different Types of Gift
Chapter 3, pages 36–38
Failure of Gifts
Chapter 3, pages 38–44
Intestacy Rules
s. 46 AEA 1925
Chapter 5, pages 72–76
Statutory Trusts
Chapter 5, pages 76–80
Property Passing Outside the estate
Joint Property
Chapter 6, pages 91–93
Life Policies
Chapter 6, pages 94–95
Pension Scheme Benefits
Chapter 6, pages 95–96
Trust Property
Chapter 6, page 91
Probate and Administration Practice
Grants of Representation
NCPR Relevant Provisions
Chapter 7
Application Procedures
Chapter 7, pages 107–119
Excepted Estates
Chapter 7, pages 114–115
Methods of Funding Initial IHT Payment
Chapter 7, page 115
Administration of Estates
Duties of PRs
Chapter 8, pages 126–128
Liabilities of PRs and their Protection
Chapter 8, page 126
Sale of Assets to Raise Funds for Funeral Expenses, Tax, Debts and Legacies
Chapter 8, pages 131–135
Distribution of the Estate
Chapter 8, pages 135–138
IPFDA 1975
Time Limit
Chapter 9, page 150
Applicants
Chapter 9, pages 147–150
Grounds
Chapter 9, pages 152–157
Taxation
IHT in the Context of:
Lifetime Transfers
Chapter 10, pages 166–169 and 167–175
Transfers on Death
Chapter 10, pages 178–179
Exemptions and Reliefs
Chapter 10, page 172
Anti-avoidance
Chapter 10, page 180
CGT and IT while Administering the Estate
PRs’ Liability to IT and CGT
Chapter 10, pages 181–182
Beneficiaries’ Liability to CGT on Inherited Assets
Chapter 10, page 182