PROBATE fees: To apply for probate, a person will need to pay an application fee. This is currently a flat-rate, however the government has proposed changing the system to a sliding scale. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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Inheritance Tax ‘particularly unpopular’: Minister attacks ‘fundamental unfairness’ of tax
INHERITANCE TAX has been called “particularly unpopular” by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick, making him the second Cabinet minister in a week to speak out against the tax. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Inheritance Tax UK: What is the threshold? Sajid Javid on ‘real issue’ with the tax
INHERITANCE TAX may be required to be paid on the estate of a person who has died. This week, Sajid David was asked about abolishing the so-called death tax. What is the threshold? Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »How to legally reduce Inheritance Tax bill – paying into this ISA could slash amount
INHERITANCE TAX may be payable on the value of an estate above the threshold, with the standard rate being 40 per cent. Paying into one type of ISA could be a way in which some grandparents reduce a future Inheritance Tax bill. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Inheritance Tax threshold ‘should be doubled’, poll shows – how Brits responded across UK
INHERITANCE TAX is a tax on the estate, such as the property, money and possessions, of a person who has died. A new poll has found that, overall, Brits feel the tax-free threshold should be raised. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Inheritance tax could be scrapped after Sajid Javid makes hint ‘something on my mind’
INHERITANCE TAX: Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has hinted he could scrap Inheritance Tax in the upcoming Budget at a Conservative conference event. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Home owners pay price for 2017 Budget: Inheritance tax and stamp duty nets £11bn
STAMP duty and inheritance tax bills have seen Treasury coffers swell to £11bn this year according to new figures ahead of today’s Budget. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »‘Living inheritance’ from older relatives helping younger generation on housing ladder
OLDER relatives are offering the younger generation a ‘living inheritance’ of cash gifts in a bid to help them get on the housing ladder, pay off debts and cover university expenses. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »How to avoid inheritance tax: How Grandparents can help first-time buyers
THE question of how to avoid inheritance tax is being solved by grandparents helping younger relatives on to the property ladder with an ‘early inheritance’ gift that doesn’t attract tax, research has revealed. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »How to avoid Inheritance Tax: Expert warns HMRC to hit families harder
BEREAVED families are being targeted for more inheritance tax, as HMRC desperately tries to shore up its battered reputation, experts have warned. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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