7 h. ago UK inheritance tax clampdown will not spark mass sale of family farms, study shows

Eight in 10 affected estates can cover cost of higher death duties with non-farm assets, research claims

Economics

7 h. ago Inheritance tax will apply to pension pots... even if workers die before retirement as Rachel Reeves tries to fill financial black hole

The Chancellor announced last year that retirement savings will be subject to the levy from April 2027.

Economics

14 h. 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

15 h. ago Wealth managers fear for future of UK’s ‘generous’ inheritance tax loopholes

Advisers raise concern that chancellor could tighten rules exempting some assets from death duties

Economics

16 h. 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

16 h. 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

19 h. ago Inheritance tax and the rise of ‘giving while living’: Smart ways to pass on wealth tax

With rule changes and frozen thresholds, more people are exploring financial gifting in their lifetime

Economics

20 h. 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

22 h. 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

22 h. 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

22 h. 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

22 h. ago Inheritance Tax impact on your family explained as more changes 'being considered'

Inheritance Tax is sometimes paid on the 'estate' of someone that has died, including property, possessions and money - but how exactly does it affect you?

Politics

23 h. ago Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns

According to The Guardian, officials are examining whether tightening rules around the gifting of assets and money could help address the UK's multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Economics

27 h. ago Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Economics

30 h. 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

34 h. 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

38 h. ago Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit

Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budgetThe Treasury is looking at ways to raise more money from inheritance tax amid growing pressure on the country’s finances ahead of the autumn budget, sources have told the Guardian.Officials have been tasked with examining whether tightening rules on the gifting of money and assets could be one way of addressing a gap between revenue and spending that is estimated to reach more than £40bn. Continue reading...

Events

39 h. ago Families of people dying too young to access pensions not spared in inheritance tax raid

Taxing pensions of anyone who dies before 55 - the minimum age to access private pots - has been decried as 'unbelievably unfair' and 'abhorrent' by some money experts.

Economics

9 d. 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

3 w. ago Retail profit warnings more than double as high street pressures mount – report

The report from EY-Parthenon also revealed that overall profit warnings among UK-listed firms jumped by a fifth amid trade and geopolitical woes.

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