26 h. ago Traps you MUST avoid to protect your family from inheritance tax

Inheritance tax is widely loathed. It's a tax on death, property and the natural desire to pass wealth down the generations.

Politics

45 h. ago The traps you MUST avoid to protect your family wealth from inheritance tax

Inheritance tax is widely loathed. It's a tax on death, property and the natural desire to pass wealth down the generations.

Economics

3 d. ago Emmerdale and Corrie pulled off air tonight in major schedule shake

Viewers are usually treated to a double whammy of soaps on a Friday night with Emmerdale and then Coronation Street on ITV, but not this week

Politics

4 d. ago Banker wins Supreme Court divorce battle over £80m he gave ex

Judges have issued their ruling on a bitter divorce battle over £80m retired sheep-farming tycoon and ex-CFO of UBS Clive Standish gave his wife to avoid inheritance tax

Economics

5 d. ago Banker wins top court battle in landmark £80m inheritance tax divorce row

Clive Standish, 72, had moved the multimillion-pound assets to his wife, Anna Standish, 57, in 2017

Economics

7 d. ago Inheritance tax – don’t think of this as double whammy of death and taxes at the same time

Tom Ham, Group CEO at Calton, considers the fine art and science of estate planning

Events

9 d. ago Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns is back and launching a podcast about ‘death, sex and taxes’

‘Alive with Steve Burns’ is expected to arrive this fall

Events

1 week ago 'Family man' taxi driver dies agonising death after robbers make him drink acid

Tiago Augusto Nicolau, from Brazil, died a horrific death after two people forced him to stop his car and made him down acid. His family have since paid tribute to the loving dad

Events

1 week ago Glastonbury founder Sir Michael Eavis 'could avoid £80m in inheritance tax' after making key change to festival

The event saw its pre-tax profits double to almost £6million last year with revenues reaching a stunning £68million after flogging 210,000 tickets for £300 each.

Economics

2 w. ago Nigel Farage's Britannia Card plot to help billionaires avoid taxes mocked

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is planning to let wealthy business tycoons pay £250,000 for a so-called Britannia Card, which would excuse them from taxes on overseas earnings and inheritance tax

Economics

2 w. ago Worried about inheritance tax on your pension? Don't let a scammer take advantage

A finance expert is warning savers to be wary of scammers offering easy 'solutions' to the tax change, which will happen in 2027.

Economics

2 w. ago Reform unveils plan to top up poorest workers from £250,000 fee on rich UK newcomers

Nigel Farage will outline Britannia Card policy that could give the low paid £600 to £1,000 extra a yearReform UK are to offer wealthy foreigners and returning British expats a bespoke tax regime in exchange for a one-off payment of £250,000 with all funds collected redistributed to Britain’s lowest-paid workers, the party claims,.The proposal, dubbed the Britannia Card, is due to be unveiled by party leader Nigel Farage later this week. It promises a 10-year residence permit and a return to the controversial “remittance basis” of taxation, allowing cardholders to shield overseas income from UK tax and avoid inheritance tax entirely. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago The paradise island where millionaires go to avoid death (and taxes): Isle for the libertarian super

This isn't a place for a break but one to escape bureaucracy, regulation, and the two forces that usually catch up with everyone: death and taxes.

Economics

2 w. ago Aim boss makes plea to boost market’s appeal after inheritance tax blow

Marcus Stuttard is urging the Government to help boost ‘financial incentives’ for Aim shares and for British pension funds to back UK stocks.

Economics

3 w. ago Finance expert warns people about writing their own ‘DIY will’ to save money

Ambiguous wording can lead to inheritance disputes and unintended tax implications.

Events

3 w. ago Met Office issues SIX weather warnings for thunder, lightning, hail and floods

Britain is bracing for a weather double-whammy as the Met Office issues six separate warnings for thunderstorms, torrential rain, hail, and flash floods while other parts of the UK are officially in drought.

Events

3 w. ago Another council tax freeze could sound a death knell for local authorities

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the SNP Government has a terrible record on local government.

Events

3 w. ago Savings, shares, houses and inheritance... this is how Rachel Reeves plans to mount a series of damaging tax raids on Middle England: DANIEL HANNAN

We are reduced to eating the seed corn. There is no other way to describe hiking taxes when they are already at a 70-year high.

Economics

4 w. ago Free needles to help prisoners take Class A drugs behind bars? The latest solution to Scotland's drug death crisis from taxpayer

Free needles and vapes should be handed out to prisoners so they can take Class A drugs in a safer way behind bars, a majority taxpayer-funded group has claimed.

Events

last month Thousands of families face Inheritance Tax probe as HMRC cracks down

The number of probes has risen by more than a third in just a year

Politics