What should you do with AIM portfolios?
30th May 2025
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
Up until 5 April 2026 AIM portfolios that have been held for two years will benefit from full inheritance tax (IHT)…
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The IHT advantage of companies buying from pension schemes
4th April 2025
Posted in Articles, Business Property Relief by Andrew Marr
Until 5 April 2026 trading companies will generally benefit from a full inheritance tax (IHT) exemption due to the availability of…
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Who were the Budget’s inheritance tax (IHT) winners?
20th December 2024
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
The 30 October budget was for many people an IHT nightmare. Business and farm owners saw IHT reliefs which had previously…
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Death to inheritance tax (reliefs)
8th November 2024
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
With more drama than the TV show Succession in last week’s Budget, the introduction of a reduction to Business Property Relief…
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Can you recycle Business Relief?
16th February 2024
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
Business Relief (BR) is a very valuable relief which can reduce inheritance tax (IHT) on death. Perhaps the most common asset…
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Failed PET revival for IHT
24th November 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Gifts are generally outside of a person’s estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes if that person survives seven years from the…
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IHT cuts and can they be relied on?
20th November 2023
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
Rumours are flying about in the media around inheritance tax (IHT) cuts which are set to be announced by Jeremy Hunt…
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Should I gift my property to my company?
25th August 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Tom Minnikin
We were having a debate in the office this week about what is the costliest mistake that anyone had come across…
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How easy is it to get the IHT exemption for heritage assets?
28th July 2023
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
Most of you will be familiar with the most common inheritance tax (IHT) relief known as Business Property Relief (BPR). Broadly…
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Furnished holiday lets and rollover relief
11th August 2022
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Business Property Relief by Tom Minnikin
The issue Furnished holiday lets (‘FHLs’) are treated more generously for tax purposes than normal residential buy-to-let properties. Specifically, a FHL…
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