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Top 3 reasons families fight over inheritance – and how to avoid disputes
Delays in the probate process mean more cases are hitting the courts, with family tensions fizzing over as they wait for a resolution to inheritances
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‘Inheritance tax insurance’ enquiries are soaring – but is it worth it?
Premiums for whole of life insurance can run to £5,000 a month to cover a £300,000 inheritance tax bill, with policies costing more the older you take them out.
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Brits could use ‘highly effective’ estate planning tool to cut inheritance tax rate by 10%
Inheritance tax policy changes are prompting a surge in individuals overhauling their plans for their estate, say professional advisers
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Inheritance tax pension rule could make six times more over 55s liable – how investing in onshore bonds can help
Financial advisers have switched to recommending onshore bonds to help clients avoid inheritance tax and pass on wealth
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Inheritance tax receipts rise by 7% – how to cut your bill
Rising house prices and frozen tax thresholds continue to push inheritance tax bills up and receipts are only likely to rise further
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‘Reeves’s inheritance tax policy is causing sheer terror for our family business’
Thousands of families fear they’ll have no option but to look at selling their firms in a fire sale to pay inheritance tax bills, due to Rachel Reeves’s changes to business property relief
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Inheritance tax home loan scheme beats HMRC but lawyers warn of the risks
Schemes widely sold to the middle classes in the early 2000s to avoid inheritance tax are now finding their way to the courts as the tax office disputes their legality
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Will chancellor Rachel Reeves reverse non-dom inheritance tax changes?
The end of the non-dom tax regime is already causing a UK wealth exodus, data suggests, but chancellor Rachel Reeves may make changes to soften the blow of reforms
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Paying the grandkids’ school fees could generate a shock IHT bill
Private school fees have soared as a result of the government’s VAT policy, meaning more grandparents are helping out – but what are the tax implications?
