HMRC targets bereaved families with raid on inheritance tax
Tax authority pulls in £326m as investigations step up following boom in property prices
Tax authority pulls in £326m as investigations step up following boom in property prices
IHT thresholds have been frozen since 2009 – and will remain so until 2026
Here’s how to slash the amount paid in death duties
Families are using an unusual insurance policy to save thousands
Rising rates are making a previously helpful system unaffordable
Families paid £1.1bn in just two months, a quarter more than three years ago
This is how to claim under-used downsizing relief in the UK when it comes to inheritance tax
Tax hacks: the seven-year IHT rule, the 25pc tax-free pensions lump sum and the grace period for CGT on homes all have peculiar origins
HMRC has issued back taxes for illegitimate property transfers, while others have been caught out by complex rules and volatile markets
Treasury has raked in more taxes than ever, but there are ways to keep the taxman at bay
IHT-free shares on Aim are back in vogue
If you are looking for a way to beat the taxman, consider a deed of variation as part of your will
Thousands more middle-earners to pay death taxes meant for the rich
Fresh forecasts show alarming rise in numbers to be hit with dreaded 40pc duty
Stately and historic home owners can dodge death duties
Use these two forms to claw back thousands
Charitable bequests rise by a third
One in four may have overpaid some £250m
Southern towns typically pay more in death duties than anywhere else
'Stealth tax' allowance freeze to hit more of us