Inheritance Tax

£1.3 billion to be ‘wasted’ in inheritance tax

Unbiased.co.uk’s annual Tax Action Report reveals that UK taxpayers will waste nearly £1.3 billion this year due to poor inheritance tax (IHT) planning.
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Home Taxes top of our hate list

Stroud & Swindon, the UK’s 14th largest Building Society, today revealed which of the UK’s taxes consumers hate the most and what they would like them replaced with.
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Over a quarter of home sales above IHT threshold

Halifax has calculated that there are 62 postcode districts in England and Wales (2% of the total) where home sales above the combined inheritance tax threshold (IHT) of £600,000 accounted for at least 25% of all property sales over the past year.
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Halifax welcomes the doubling of the Inheritance Tax Threshold for couples

Halifax has welcomed the move by the Chancellor in the Pre-Budget Report to effectively double the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £600,000 for couples and widows through the announcement of a transferable inheritance tax allowance.
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Government must deliver more immediate solutions for housing

The government needs to be aware some of the more immediate problems facing consumers and the housing market today will not be solved with measures such as planning reform and new homes says the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
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Mortgage lenders welcome inheritance tax updates

The Council of Mortgage Lenders welcomes the Chancellor’s effective doubling of the inheritance tax threshold for the estates of married couples in the pre-budget statement.
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Chancellor unveils inheritance tax cuts

The Chancellor Alistair Darling in his first Pre-Budget Report has announced plans to change the inheritance tax threshold.
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New inheritance tax reduction plan from Clerical Medical

Clerical Medical has launched a new Discounted Gift & Income Plan (DGIP) to help clients reduce their inheritance tax (IHT) liability.
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