IHT
Best Practice | 9 Feb 18
One in 25 expecting a million pound inheritance – survey
One person in 25 in the UK expects to inherit an estate over a million pounds, according to research from Canada Life.
UK to review ‘complex’ inheritance tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond has written to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) asking it to carry out a review into inheritance tax (IHT), which he said is “particularly complex” at present.
Best Practice | 24 Jan 18
UK wealthy struggle to understand inheritance tax
More than two thirds of UK consumers with assets of more than £325,000 ($454,305, €370,339) do not know their estate may be liable for an inheritance tax (IHT) bill, according to research by Canada Life.
Best Practice | 11 Jan 18
10 steps to avoid being hit with 40% IHT in 2018
With inheritance tax payments hitting a record high at the end of 2017, the new year is a good time for advisers to ensure that clients are being as tax efficient as possible when passing on wealth to future generations, law firm Collyer Bristow has advised.
Straight Irish men to marry in IHT dodge
Two heterosexual men in Dublin are to tie the knot so that one can inherit the house of the other without being hit with inheritance tax.