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Reduce IHT by giving away falling assets
One positive emerging from the economic gloom is a prize opportunity to cut inheritance tax bills, by giving assets away while their value has fallen...Chat | Vote | Quiz | Calculate
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Inheriting a hefty tax bill
The housing slump threatens to leave those who inherit a property facing huge tax bills running into tens of thousands of pounds...
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Revenue takes its time in IHT clampdown
The Government has launched a clampdown on inheritance tax that could leave families in limbo...
How to claim IHT tax break
Many widows are struggling to acquire the documents they need to qualify for generous new inheritance tax rules...
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Sisters lose fight to have death tax parity with gays
Two elderly sisters fighting for the same right to reduce their inheritance tax liability as married and gay couples have lost a last-ditch legal appeal ...
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£2m Tory death duty plan 'cuts tax for rich'
The Tories were accused of handing tax cuts to the rich yesterday over their pledge to let couples with assets of up to £2m escape death duties...
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Inheritance tax - what you need to know
Inheritance tax is affecting more people. Our guide explains the changing thresholds and shows you how to cut your exposure to this tax...
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Thousands wasting almost £1bn on IHT
Thousands of individuals are wasting almost £1bn on inheritance tax by neglecting to write their life policies in trust says new research...
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Crackdown on inheritance tax 7-year gifts
The taxman has launched a crackdown on families who use the seven-year gift rule in a bid to reduce inheritance tax...
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INHERITANCE TAX CRACKDOWN
Gifts made in the seven years before people die are to be targeted by the taxman. >> New IHT crackdown
Only 10% seek inheritance tax advice
Just one in 10 Brits have sought information about IHT when planning their finances in retirement...
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My war veteran father was cheated on IHT
The daughter of a Second World War veteran is fighting the taxman to reclaim inheritance tax she says should never have been paid on his estate...
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Budget 2008: Pensions and IHT
There was good news in the Budget for savers with very small pension pots, but little for older people...
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As an executor, do I need probate?
I am executor to a will and will inherit a £100,000 house. There are only a few bequests amounting to £8,000. Does the estate have to go to probate?...
Could these gifts break IHT rules?
Two readers are worried that attempts to help family members may put them at risk of inheritance tax charges...
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Will my gift escape inheritance tax trap?
I wish to give my friend a gift of between £20,000 and £30,000 for the deposit on a house. Will he have to pay tax on this money?...
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How is my parents house sale taxed?
My parents have moved out of their home and instructed me to sell. The proceeds will be split between my sister and I. What are the tax implications?...
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Can I pass on my estate IHT-free?
My first husband died in 1991. I want to use the unused portion of his inheritance tax allowance to pass my estate on to my daughter...
IHT confusion
My father died leaving everything to my mother. Then my mother died. There are three offspring. We paid £24,000 in IHT. Under the new scheme does that mean that we can reclaim?...
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