A couple of other Statement Highlights (in my world, anyway). A welcome ‘nothing happened’ on the...
Tag archive for: Inheritance Tax
“IFS: scrapping inheritance tax hands £1mn to richest 1%”
To say that Inheritance Tax is all in the mind would be an exaggeration, but it is true to say...
“Are Brits too reliant on inheritance for their retirement plans?”
The answer is, in many cases, probably yes, and as less and less of the next generations have or...
Inheritance Tax is in need of reform
Yes, Inheritance Tax is in need of reform, but then so is most of our ridiculously complex tax...
“Inheritance tax regime must move with the times”
In my experience, some worry too much about Inheritance Tax, others not enough. Most married...
“‘For richer or poorer? Advising cohabiting couples”
The reasons cohabitors give for not marrying is the cost of weddings and divorces, especially...
“Inheritance tax receipts hit £5.5bn”
OK, this won’t make even a tiddly dent on the Government’s cashflow needs - they borrowed another...
“MPs call for inheritance tax to be cut in radical overhaul”
‘Radical overhauls’ of various bits of the tax rules are proposed as often as their...
“UK chancellor hints at inheritance tax cut”
Would it be too cynical (unlike me, I know) to say that we’ve heard all this before? Maggie (kids...
“Calls for UK residence nil rate band removal despite IHT take dropping 12%”
You may remember, in the days when election manifestos involved more than one issue, the...
“Inheritance tax loopholes allow super-rich to pay half as much”
No surprises here. It’s the ‘squeezed middle’ who always have the biggest tax bills, alive or...
“Ministers press ahead with probate fee shake-up”
You can’t libel a dead person, as they can’t answer back. You can, however, tax them, for much the...
“Pensioners sit on savings and avoid drawdown”
If you have other savings and there might be Inheritance Tax to pay when you’re gone, most...
“Inheritance tax for married couples and civil partners”
There are as many reasons to get married as there are not to and money, of course, should never be...
“Government launches inheritance tax review”
If you think Inheritance Tax is complicated, you’re right. There are nil rate bands, residential...