Inheritance Tax
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Property investors could be set to benefit from a new inheritance tax relief case ruling. According to Stephen Barratt, private client director for James Cowper, those using business property relief...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Step) has revealed a draft model clause for Wills. It is proposing a reduced rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT) where there is a...
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Changes to inheritance tax will not be made for family businesses, according to exchequer secretary David Gauke, despite a report recommending the removal of business property relief (BPR). Speaking at...
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A leading accountancy firm has called for a reform of the inheritance tax system to be launched by the coalition government as it is no longer fair. According to a...
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Christmas shopping usually means a visit to the high street or browsing online retailers, but the season of giving can be a good time to make sure you’re maximising your...
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If you have an elderly relative who owns assets in the European Union, what will happen from an inheritance law perspective, post Brexit? Now that the Brexit bill has been...
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When Chancellor George Osborne announced significant changes to inheritance tax (IHT) in last summer’s Budget speech, the move had been much anticipated. But rather than simply raising the tax-free threshold...
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When someone dies usually the first stage is for the personal representatives (executors/administrators) to apply for a grant of representation in order to deal with the assets of the estate....
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