Leaving money to charity in your Will is a great way to leave a positive legacy to benefit the future and, in most cases, a personal gift to charities which have supported you or your loved ones and you would like to leave some recognition of that in your final Last Will and Testament. Charities in Wills can also reduce your Inheritance Tax Liability, so your family can get the most out of their legacy and you benefit the wider community. A gift to Charity is tax free and if you give at least 10% of your taxable estate to charity - if this is applicable to the size of your estate, the inheritance tax rate for the rest of your estate drops from 40% to 36%. This may vary in future depending on future governments and their stances on the controversial Inheritance Tax. You can specify how you would like the charity to use your gift and gifts can be in the form of a cash sum, property or asset or a share of the residuary estate or in cases where you have no family or loved ones your whole estate.