Spread the word: Minimising IHT is every adviser's duty

A good time to bury bad news?

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IHT is a 'heinous tax' but can be reduced in many and varied ways, writes Paul Wilcox. A rumoured hike in probate fees is yet another tax on wealth...

The news channels are likely to be dominated with will we or won't we get out of Europe in the coming months - and what better time for George Osborne's tendency to hit ‘soft targets' with his revenue raising efforts. We have already seen a number of ‘stealth' manoeuvres with pensions' legislation and taxation for the better off - and now, who better to tax than the wealthy deceased? They won't complain after all because their voice has been silenced by the grim reaper. Thankfully, however, George's efforts do not go unnoticed by those of us who are in the business of monitoring retir...

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