Inheritance Tax Take Hits 35 Year Peak
The Office for Budget Responsibility has released new figures that suggest the number of UK families paying inheritance tax is at a 35-year high. Rising house prices have pushed the value of family assets above the nil rate band threshold, resulting in…
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Government temporarily backs off from plan to extend DOTAS to Inheritance Tax planning
In a most welcome move HM Revenue & Customs has temporarily shelved plans to extend the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regulations to cover most types of inheritance tax planning. In light of criticism from tax advisers, accounting and…
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