Legacy

Passing on wealth with clarity, control and purpose

Legacy planning is about what your wealth does for the people and causes you care about, and how to pass it on with minimal stress, friction and unnecessary tax.

We work with you – and, where appropriate, your tax and legal advisers – to align your wealth with your values, making sure your SON Financial Plan extends confidently into the next generation.

How We Help You

Clarify what “legacy” means for you

For some it’s ensuring a spouse is secure for life. For others it’s supporting children with housing or education, or leaving something meaningful to grandchildren or charity. We start with the “why” before the “how”.

Understand the tax landscape

We help you understand the broad shape of inheritance and gift tax rules and how they apply to your situation, so that decisions are informed rather than reactive. (Where needed, we coordinate with your tax adviser for detailed structuring.)

Structure your wealth for the next generation

We look at how pensions, investments, life policies, business assets and property work together from a succession perspective – and how best to position them so that wealth passes in an orderly, tax-efficient way.

Use protection intelligently in estate planning

Life cover can be used not just for protection, but as a tool to provide liquidity for tax bills or to create a legacy where other assets are illiquid or concentrated (e.g. business or property).

Prepare your family, not just your paperwork

Legacy planning also has a human side. We help you think through what to share, when to share it, and how to bring the next generation into the conversation so that expectations are realistic and relationships are protected.

Outcome

A clear, structured legacy plan that gives you peace of mind, protects your family from unnecessary complexity, and ensures your wealth has the impact you intend – in your lifetime and beyond.

SON FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED trading as Shefflin O’Neill is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Directors: Henry Shefflin & Richie O'Neill. Registered in Ireland No. 789456