Tax
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Government backs down on IHT plans for farmers and businesses
The Government has announced a change today to the limit which will apply jointly to the value of assets claimed under agricultural…
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Experts react as inheritance tax receipts hit £5.8bn
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached £5.8 billion in the first eight months of the 2025/26 tax year, according to data released by…
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Planning assumptions being turned on their head as concerned clients seek reassurance over IHT changes
Adviser workloads are set to rocket in the run up to pension IHT changes set for 6 April 2027. The implications are…
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Wealthy individuals making financial gifts to loved ones – but it’ll come with a cost!
Nearly half (45%) of wealthy individuals have no written record of what they’ve gifted to loved ones, according to new research from…
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Finance Bill gives more detail on Inheritance Tax changes, but fundamental issues remain – Alasdair Mayes, LCP
Today’s Finance Bill sets out the Government’s response to the consultation it opened in July 2025 on how inheritance tax will be applied to pensions and…
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AJ Bell Investcentre launches two trusts to broaden IHT planning suite in aftermath of Budget
AJ Bell Investcentre has launched two new estate planning trusts, a discretionary gift trust and an absolute gift trust, with a discretionary…
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Why Inheritance Tax needs to be top of the agenda for advisers
Inheritance Tax is becoming harder for advisers to ignore, warns Ahmed Bawa, CEO of Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), as rising receipts and…
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Continuum | An increasing number of Brits are being caught out by IHT on gifts, according to analysis of the latest data from HMRC
The proportion of IHT paid on gifts increased over 153% since 2011 to £256m in the 2020-21 tax year (the latest data…
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11 years of dividend tax changes: how bills have dramatically risen
Investors have been hit by yet another tax rise, after the Chancellor used this week’s Budget to increase dividend tax rates yet…
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Experts warn Chancellor is making major mistake by dodging Council Tax overhaul
Council Tax has long been criticised as one of the UK’s most outdated and uneven tax systems, and according to SPF Private…
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