inheritance tax

Brits face soaring bills as IHT on gifts skyrockets 153%

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Brits face soaring bills as IHT on gifts skyrockets 153%

IHT on gifts reaches £256m in 2020/21, HMRC data reveals

clock 15 January 2024 • 2 min read
IHT receipts up 12% year-on-year ahead of Autumn Statement

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IHT receipts up 12% year-on-year ahead of Autumn Statement

Inheritance tax receipts ‘demonstrate need for financial planning’

clock 21 November 2023 • 3 min read
Treasury collects £3.9bn in IHT receipts ahead of record-breaking year

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Treasury collects £3.9bn in IHT receipts ahead of record-breaking year

Receipts rise again by £400m at the halfway mark

clock 20 October 2023 • 3 min read
Abolishing inheritance tax 'will not solve anything'

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Abolishing inheritance tax 'will not solve anything'

Sam Robinson says IHT can be ‘legally avoided’ with a trust

clock 24 August 2023 • 1 min read
Insurance is an 'underutilised tool' against inheritance tax

Tax planning

Insurance is an 'underutilised tool' against inheritance tax

Insurance could be used as the government closes other loopholes

clock 14 August 2023 • 1 min read
IHT traps significantly heightened for those in blended families

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IHT traps significantly heightened for those in blended families

Inheritance tax issues are becoming a growing concern for blended families

clock 24 July 2023 • 1 min read

Estate planning

Govt IHT tax take rises 33% from 2020

Receipts between April and June were £1.5bn in total

clock 21 July 2021 • 1 min read

Tax Planning

Christina Stone: IHT planning and intergenerational wealth transfers

‘Inheritance economy’

clock 08 August 2019 • 4 min read

Tax planning

John Humphreys: Planning for IHT changes - great or small

Post-OTS recommendations

clock 29 July 2019 • 5 min read

Tax planning

A quarter of estates that pay IHT are investigated by HMRC

5,537 investigations opened in 2018/19

clock 22 July 2019 • 1 min read
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