I thought it would be a good idea to wait until after the beginning of the new year to write about 2025. Not because the calendar demanded it, but because distance does. Perspective requires a little ...

Inheritance tax at 40 per cent is paid by a relatively small but growing number of people's estates. Those whose home or savings drags them into the inheritance tax net often want to avoid loved ones ...

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Once a person has addressed the emotional questions around what to do with the inheritance, I can begin to create a custom financial action plan. Educating people about their new wealth is part of ...

FT Adviser provides advisers and financial planners with news on inheritance tax. This includes IHT receipts, tax planning and tax-efficient investments. It also covers HMRC and the use of trusts as ...

Inheritance tax is a levy charged on a deceased’s person estate. The main rate is 40pc above a tax-free allowance but the actual rate paid varies dramatically. Inheritance tax bills must be paid by ...

Data published by HMRC showed it received £5.2bn in inheritance tax between April and October 2025, putting receipts on track to exceed the £8.2bn collected in 2024-25. Make sure you don’t pay more ...

Your inheritance also know legally as succession will usually be handled by an authority - often a court or a notary – in the EU country where you last lived. This authority will in most cases apply ...