The Conservative plan to increase the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £1m is nothing more than headline grabbing, according to Skandia.
While the provider does agree IHT has not risen enough in line with asset value increases, it doubts whether the Tories can realistically raise enough funds with the £25,000 per year ‘non-domicile' UK residents charge. Skandia says it questions if there are enough people in this position to offset the majority of the current IHT tax take. “There are many non-domicile people resident in the UK who will be making modest sums of money abroad but are unable to afford a tax charge of £25,000 each year and many of the richer business people who fall into this category will be quick to find a ...
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