Major changes to Inheritance Tax rules mean your pension pots could be raided even if you haven't reached retirement age yet. Under current rules, there is no Inheritance Tax to pay if you inherit a ...

A senior businessman “struggling to survive emotionally” has lost an appeal against a €317,312 bill for capital acquisitions tax (CAT) stemming from his inheritance of a house from his aunt. The man’s ...

RACHEL Reeves is rumoured to have set her sights on changes to inheritance tax as a way to fill the £50billion blackhole in finances. Parents could be stopped from making unlimited tax-free gifts to ...

Steve Webb replies: In previous generations anyone inheriting wealth from their parents typically did so in their 50s. But as our parents’ generation lives longer, the age at which we may expect to ...

Inheritance tax receipts are on track to reach £9billion by the end of the tax year, as monthly figures reach a new record high. The latest HM Revenue & Customs figures show that inheritance tax (IHT) ...

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12:03, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 Updated: 12:17, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 Inheritance tax takings increased by nearly 7% in three months, raking in billions of pounds between April and July, according to a new ...

Rachel Reeves is facing demands not to clamp down on tax-free family gifts, with warnings it would deprive young households of vital support at a time of soaring costs. New research reveals pensioners ...

Gen Z have great expectations – half hope to inherit half a million dollars or more – but the costs of living longer may be a shock for them and their parents. Under-30s tend to think home ownership ...

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Unspent pension pots could prove problematic for those calculating their potential inheritance tax bill, with new changes taking effect from April 2027. New calculations by Quilter show that a working ...