Dawn Joughin: Beware - HMRC inheritance tax probes are on the rise
Residence relief a minefield

Dawn Joughin: "The system relating to residence relief is contrived, creating a minefield for those who have to navigate it."
With thousands of new IHT investigations being opened by HMRC in the most recent tax year alone, Dawn Joughin highlights areas where lawyers and financial advisers need to be extra vigilant on behalf of their clients
Over its 30-year history in the UK, inheritance tax (IHT) has never been straightforward. Since a new allowance for family homes was introduced in April 2017, however, thousands of new IHT investigations...
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