IHT

Tax & Regulation | 15 Mar 17

An estranged daughter has lost a supreme court bid to overturn her mother’s will, which excluded her only child and left her £0.5m ($0.6m, €0.57m) estate to three animal charities, in a decision that leaves things “slightly confused”, says Old Mutual Wealth’s Rachael Griffin.

Best Practice | 15 Mar 17

Some changes in inheritance tax law can affect wills and trusts, including the introduction of the first tranche of the Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) of £100,000 on 6 April 2017, says Karen Clark, tax partner in charge of the London private client team at RSM.

Tax & Regulation | 13 Mar 17

Rising house and equities prices will push up receipts from UK inheritance tax by £1.8bn ($2.2bn, €2.1bn) over the next five years, according to the Office of Budget Responsibility.

Property | 9 Mar 17

With changes to the UK non-domicile regime set to go live next month, Canada Life’s Neil Jones talks through what the reforms mean for property, taxation and IHT planning.

Tax & Regulation | 28 Feb 17

The UK government will replace the current flat fee system for grants of probates with a new tiered levy, which could see estates over £1m ($1.24m, €1.17m) tens of thousands of pounds worse off.