News - Inheritance Tax
Chancellor George Osborne "buried" plans in last week's budget to offer a tax break to non-doms, according to an analysis of the budget small print by a Labour peer.
Discounted gift trusts (DGT) business levels will remain flat or fall over the next year due to adviser dissatisfaction with the products on offer, a survey by Octopus Investments reveals.
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has written to George Osborne ahead of the proposed changes to pensions tax relief in next week’s Budget.
Other News - Inheritance Tax articles
Clients who run a family business may be affected under controversial child benefit cuts set to be outlined in next week's Budget, according to accountants Baker Tilly.
In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Following recent announcements that pension providers are freezing annual bonus payments, are you looking at moving your clients away from with-profits funds?
Wealth manager Helm Godfrey has launched iRetire, a retirement advice service.
Inheritance tax (IHT) has morphed from a straightforward system to a "complex maze of traps for the unwary", a report by Grant Thornton has concluded.
The inheritance tax (IHT) threshold freeze has boosted government revenues from the tax by 14%, an accountancy firm said.
The government has moved a step closer to implementing a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) to the tax system after a report recommended the move today.
The struggle of finding a mortgage in your forties, families being split apart by inheritance tax disputes and fears around cash held outside the UK safety net...the things your clients will call you about this week.
Under 34s stand to inherit only half as much as their parents, according to a report by HSBC which points to a growing demand for advice on how to stop wealth being eroded before it can be passed on.
An influential Liberal Democrat think tank will propose increasing the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) at the party conference next week, saying it had "become almost voluntary".
Skandia Ireland has launched a discounted gift trust (DGT) and a loan trust which it said can help UK clients mitigate inheritance tax liability.
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