IHT

Alternatives | 19 Jan 16

UK wealth manager Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) said its Close Inheritance Tax Service (CITS), which can help investors reduce death duties, had raised a record £45m ($64m, €59m) in 2015.

Tax & Regulation | 8 Dec 15

The influential chairman of the UK’s Treasury Select Committee has called for a more simple approach to the planned rise in the inheritance tax threshold for the estates of those who die on or after 6 April 2017.

Tax & Regulation | 25 Nov 15

Inheritance tax will not be charged when pension scheme funds are earmarked for drawdown but do not draw all of the funds before death, the Autumn Statement said.

Tax & Regulation | 20 Nov 15

Plans that would effectively end the UK’s non-domicile status for tax purposes have the potential to do more harm than good and could be contrary to EU law, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Retirement | 10 Nov 15

Savers suffering from ill health could see their pension pots subject to inheritance tax if they transfer to a scheme that gives them greater access to the UK’s pension flexibilities, Old Mutual Wealth has warned.