Directory of Inheritance Tax Resources

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Inheritance Tax is a tax on the possessions held by a person at death, although it can be levied in certain situations before that. For years it's been withering but with a recent increase in house prices both the yields, and those liable to pay it, have increased dramatically.

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• BBC NEWS | Business | Homeowners caught in tax trap

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2424523.stm
  Surging house prices have exposed thousands of homeowners to a 'wealth' tax, independent research commissioned by BBC Radio Five Live shows.

• Crackdown on property tax loophole

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3007694.stm
  Thousands of people could in future be forced to move out of their homes to avoid inheritance tax, following a crackdown on an increasingly popular tax loophole.

• Death tax traps 50% more

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3169611.stm
  The number of people being hit by inheritance tax has risen by more than 50% in the last five years, says the Consumers' Association.

• Introduction to inheritance planning

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3038792.stm
  A guide from the BBC on the basics of planning for inheritance tax.

• Revenue agrees inheritance tax deal

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2681225.stm
  Bereaved relatives will be spared taking out costly loans to pay tax, under a new deal between the government and banks.

• Understanding inheritance tax

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/working_lunch/2326123.stm
  A basic guide to the tax from PricewaterhouseCooper's John Whiting.

 

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