Inheritance tax – Post-mortem relief for quoted shares
13th May 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Michael Hodgson
The issue With the cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the prospect of a global recession, the UK stock markets…
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Can excess cash in a company reduce inheritance tax (IHT)?
1st April 2022
Posted in Articles, Business Property Relief by Andrew Marr
The issue Business Property Relief (BPR) is a valuable relief which can provide full relief from IHT in respect of trading…
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Business property relief (BPR) and the ‘binding contract trap’
21st January 2022
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Michael Hodgson
The issue BPR is an important inheritance tax (‘IHT’) relief which many business owners will rely on as part of their…
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Pre-sale Inheritance Tax planning
29th October 2021
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Laura Hutchinson
The issue Despite previous consultations on the possible changes or ‘simplification’ of Inheritance Tax (‘IHT’), no changes were made during this…
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Use loans for an inheritance tax (IHT) ‘halfway house’
1st October 2021
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
The issue From a purely tax perspective, IHT exposure can be limited by reducing the assets held at death. As such,…
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How would a wealth tax look?
22nd December 2020
Posted in Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
The issue Last week the Wealth Tax Commission completed it’s findings and concluded that a wealth tax would meet with general…
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Are you really married?
20th March 2020
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Islamic marriage Islamic faith marriages are not valid under English law, the Court of Appeal has ruled and as a result…
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Financial meltdown creates opportunities
13th March 2020
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
The issue World stock markets are in disarray and anything which could act as an enjoyable distraction is being cancelled. There…
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HMRC secret unit targets family investment companies!
28th February 2020
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
The issue There have been a few articles in the press over the recent weeks about a secret HMRC unit working…
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Falling house prices mean Inheritance Tax refunds for many
2nd August 2019
Posted in Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue London house prices have dropped so much in value over the past year that anyone who has inherited a…
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