John Humphreys: At times of uncertainty, go back to basics
At a point in history when there seems to be so little agreement on so much, perhaps a majority would at least...
UK’s wealthiest paying half IHT rate of smaller estates – Canada Life
Some of the UK's largest estates are paying half the effective inheritance tax (IHT) rate of estates a third their size, a...
Neil MacGillivray: Is government winning the tax avoidance battle?
As part of the Spring Statement, the government issued a policy paper, headed Tackling tax avoidance, evasion, and other forms of non-compliance,...
Rob Miles: Don’t leave property wealth out of retirement planning
Equity release lending reached a record £3.94bn in 2018 - an increase of 29% from the previous year - as...
Stellar launches ‘all-inclusive’ tax planning tool
Estate-planning specialist asset manager Stellar has launched an "all-inclusive" inheritance tax planning service intended to give advisers access to a network of legal and...
Danielle Byrne: Nothing is certain but death and taxes
I recently encouraged my parents to write a will, which made me consider the ways couples can shelter investments from tax and make the...
Kim Jarvis: Top three adviser IHT queries – and how to address them
Inheritance tax (IHT) has of late become a hot topic for advisers - no doubt fuelled by last year's review from the...
Half of over-45s unaware their main property is subject to IHT
The lack of awareness around inheritance tax (IHT) in the UK has increased in the last year, with half (50%)...
Jack Rose: Five considerations when investing in AIM for IHT
As we enter the last quarter of the tax year, there will be plenty of people looking to use their annual £20,000...
Jessica List: Discretion – damned if you do, damned if you don’t?
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