IHT
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jan 17
HMRC loss in IHT case unlikely to change pension transfer rule
A court ruling against HM Revenue & Customs on a case about inheritance tax (IHT) is unlikely to change the current two-year exemption rule on pension transfers, said Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jan 17
Advisers urgently need to get clients IHT planning
Wealthy British residents over the age of 45 are forgetting or ignoring simple estate planning tools that could help them to pass on more of their estate to their families, according to Canada Life’s annual IHT survey.
Best Practice | 11 Jan 17
Meet the Warringtons part 5: LPAs and entrepreneurs relief
The fictional Warrington family faces a death in the family, grapples with lasting powers of attorney and inheritance tax mitigation in the latest case study from Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.
Best Practice | 3 Jan 17
George Michael’s death and key IHT case raise issues for 2017
Celebrity deaths over the Christmas period and a pending supreme court decision on a key inheritance tax case all highlight the importance of using trusts for estate planning, a leading IHT expert has said.
UK property held in offshore companies to come under IHT
Non-domiciled investors in UK residential properties held via an offshore corporate structure are being urged to check with their advisers about their Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability after the government published plans to tighten the rules.