Rising IHT receipts 'show little sign of slowing down'

Up to £5.4bn

Sophie King
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Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts were generally higher in the 2018/19 tax year and saw a 44.4% increase in March from the previous month, according to the latest data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Overall, IHT receipts ended 2018/19 3.1% up on the previous tax year, increasing by around £160m to £5.4bn. The taxman's data also highlighted that IHT receipts were at their highest level both in terms of annual revenue and as a proportion of GDP. John Humphreys: Timing the timeframes to plan for IHT certainty Canada Life wealth management and tax specialist Neil Jones argued a lot of the payments were preventable, explaining: "Death and taxes may be the only two certainties in life but, with careful planning around the former, some of the latter is unnecessary. "Starting any p...

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