14 h. ago Millions will have to pay more in Rachel Reeves inheritance tax plan

The changes will mean you lose more of your estate when you pass it on to the next generation

Economics

26 h. ago If you're rushing to beat Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid and protect your wealth you must read this. These are the costly hidden pitfalls experts say you need to know about

The threat of another inheritance tax raid could goad growing numbers of people into making generous gifts to loved ones before the taxman can swipe their family wealth.

Economics

64 h. ago Tractor tax more likely to hit working farmers than wealthy landowners, think tank tells Reeves

Labour chancellor warned over her planned inheritance tax raid on farms

Economics

3 d. ago Reeves says rulings on tax must wait for Budget amid inheritance tax speculation

The Chancellor said that her priority was getting ‘our economy firing off all cylinders’.

Economics

3 d. ago Ibiza Final Boss slapped with dire warning as he 'must make important decision'

'Ibiza Final Boss' Jack Kay is enjoying the summer of a lifetime, seizing every opportunity his newfound fame has brought him. However, an expert has warned that he now has three major pitfalls to avoid

Events

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves is coming after your inheritance, this is what you should do NOW to protect yourself, writes SIMON LAMBERT

Inheritance tax pollutes people's views on the tax system's fairness but Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be mulling plans to useit to wind up taxpayers even more

Politics

4 d. ago Voices: Labour can’t hit ‘working people’, so now they’re after people who used to work

Whatever weasel words they may use to justify any changes to inheritance tax, the message is clear: you’re better off not making money under Labour, because they will get you in the long run, writes Chris Blackhurst

Events

4 d. ago Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves looking to tighten inheritance tax rules as Chancellor scrambles to fix UK's ailing finances

The Chancellor is examining whether to harden the rules on the gifting of money and assets ahead of the Autumn Budget

Economics

4 d. ago 'Politics of envy': Fury as Labour opens the door to an inheritance tax raid on Middle England as ministers fail to deny push to end tax

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, failed to rule out changes to the so-called 'death tax' this autumn amid growing concerns about the state of the public finances.

Politics

4 d. ago Major inheritance tax change talks as Sky News host grills minister on plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly exploring changes to inheritance tax - such as tightening the rules around gifting - as she battles to plug a hole in the public finances

Politics

4 d. ago Keir Starmer ‘plans rise in inheritance tax’ to ease debt crisis

Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

Economics

5 d. ago Treasury ‘considers inheritance tax reforms’ to fill £50bn spending gap in budget

The Treasury is reportedly drawing up options on inheritance tax ahead of the autumn Budget

Economics

5 d. ago Now Rachel Reeves plots inheritance tax raid on Middle England to plug huge gap in public finances as Tories blast Labour's 'politics of envy'

The Chancellor is said to be looking at tightening rules on gifting of money and assets before someone passes away to address an estimated £50billion spending hole at the next Budget .

Politics

1 week ago Pensioners race to cash in pots to beat Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid

The amount taken out of retirement funds jumped by almost a quarter to £5billion in the first three months of this year, according to the latest HMRC figures.

Economics