Tax
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Income tax to grip more small pension pot savers with inflation-busting state pension rise in April
Hundreds of thousands more retirees are likely to pay income tax in the next tax year when the triple lock results in…
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Survey: Grant of probate delays soar to 19 weeks
In a recent survey* undertaken by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) 70% of probate practitioners reported waiting in excess of 10 weeks for…
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Uncertainty grows for investors and fledgling company financing as political fault lines open up on IHT
Speculation that Labour is planning to scrap or restrict a number of tax reliefs that exempt certain assets from Inheritance Tax, while…
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Reforming Inheritance Tax – Kingsley Napley comment on IFS report
Commenting on the IFS report “Reforming Inheritance Tax” published today, James Ward, head of Private Client at Kingsley Napley LLP says: “The IFS makes an interesting…
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Kingsley Napley’s James Ward discusses rumours of Govt plans for big shakeup to IHT
Written by James Ward, Head of Private Client at law firm Kingsley Napley LLP The big question for wealth advisers today is…
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Inheritance tax rate cut would be popular but it’s frozen thresholds that cast IHT net wider
It was reported at the weekend that the Government is seriously considering reducing the 40% inheritance tax rate and including a pledge…
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Tax cuts torn up and bond market blow-up: Trussonomics revisited
“A year ago Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng embarked on a mission to set the UK economy rocketing with a promise of ‘growth, growth,…
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Rumours of IHT cut certainly a crowd pleaser but there may lie a sting in the tail says Quilter’s Rachael Griffin
Following reports in The Times that Rishi Sunak is planning to slash inheritance tax, Rachael Griffin, tax and financial planning expert at Quilter…
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Treasury collects £133mn in inheritance per week this tax year
The latest IHT tax data has just been published, which shows receipts from April to August 2023 were £3.2bn, which is £0.3bn…
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IHT receipts show fresh year-on-year rise
New data published today by HMRC shows that IHT receipts for April to August 2023 were £3.2 billion, which is £0.3 billion higher than the same period…
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