IHT on pensions: 'We're going to have to muddle along with it until it works'

PIMFA’s Simon Harrington touches on the reality of any changes

Isabel Baxter
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Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) head of public affairs Simon Harrington joins the team in the studio to discuss the reality of any changes to the upcoming inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions rules.

This episode of Professional Adviser TV explores the changes that the government has been urged to make to the policy, with concerns about the impact it will have on bereaved personal representatives. Harrington shared the trade body's perspective on the proposals and what chances there are that the government will make any changes now with the draft legislation in place. The head of public affairs also gives his view on if clients could be turned off from making pension contributions in fear of these complexities. The team will be back in two weeks' time with the next edition of A...

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