'New inheritance tax rules will destroy family businesses'

Under the current rules, most trading businesses passed on after death qualify for 100% relief from inheritance tax. This has ...

Inheritance tax is MOST unfair levy, say taxpayers: Will gifting rules be tweaked again in Budget?

More than half of households blasted death duties as unfair, more so than capital gains tax, alcohol duty and income tax.

How to beat inheritance tax from beyond the grave

Even the most careful tax planning can go awry after you die – perhaps you forgot to update your will after getting remarried ...

Analysis-Italy's light touch on inheritance tax comes at a cost, economists say

Italy's longest-running TV quiz show, offering big cash prizes, is called "The Inheritance" - a choice of title that may ...

How family heirlooms can cut your inheritance tax bill

If you’re lucky enough to own a Hockney painting, a Jane Austen letter, or a rare collection of war medals, you may view ...

Pension change warning as new 40% tax comes in from this date

Penny Cogher, partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell, reminded families that changes to inheritance tax to make pensions liable ...

Farmers demand changes to Labour's inheritance tax raid in rally ahead of Budget

Farmers made a last-ditch attempt to push for changes to Labour's inheritance tax raid at a rally ahead of the Budget. A ...