Tax
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New data shows IHT free gifts soar 177% as families race to dodge Reeves’ cuts to key IHT reliefs
The value of “gifts out of surplus income” rose 177% to £144 million in the 2023/24 tax year, up from £52 million…
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CGT data shows property disposals surge in 24/25 but liabilities fell in 23/24 as investors sat tight
HM Revenue and Customs’ annual update of official Capital Gains Tax (CGT) statistics today revealed that in the 2023 to 2024 tax…
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CGT Receipts: why it’s premature to say the chancellor’s tax hike has backfired – analysis by Charles Stanley
Written by Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley Recent data shows CGT receipts on a declining trend – from nearly…
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St. James’s Place outlines how Gift Inter Vivos (GIV) insurance can help to minimise IHT bills
With the Government confirming yesterday that pension savings will be brought inside the inheritance tax (IHT) net from April 2027, more people’s…
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Supreme Court judgment impacts on future tax and estate planning
Written by Sarah Ingram, Partner and Head of Family Law at Winckworth Sherwood The Supreme Court’s recent decision on Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC…
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No quick fixes for farm owners’ inheritance tax challenge, S&W warns
Draft legislation published yesterday has confirmed the government will push ahead with its changes to inheritance tax that put the future of…
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Revised IHT on pensions plans will still create complexity, confusion and additional costs for bereaved families
Despite an overwhelmingly critical response to its consultation, government will press ahead with plans to apply IHT to pensions (Source: Inheritance Tax on…
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Capital gains tax changes backfire as HMRC receipts plummet – experts weigh in
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached £2.2 billion in the first three months of the 2025/26 tax year, according to figures released by…
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ICAS calls for a simpler tax system promised in new HMRC Transformation Roadmap
Following today’s announcement that the UK government is determined to build a simpler and seamless tax and customs system, the Institute of Chartered Accounts…
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TISA urges government to rethink IHT on pensions as new research proposes simpler alternatives
New research published today by The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA) proposes alternative approaches to the Government’s proposed inheritance tax (IHT) reforms…
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