Revenue from taxes on home buyers and savers looks likely to exceed money hauled in from ‘sin taxes' such as those applied to alcohol and tobacco, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Thousands more families will be required to pay inheritance tax (IHT) this year as an improving economy and rising house prices pull them above the threshold, according to figures.
Married couples can benefit from setting up 'single settlor' trusts rather than joint trusts, writes Eddie O'Gorman.
How to protect a legacy after equity release
The 55% tax charge payable on pensions at death is too high and should be brought into line with the inheritance tax (IHT) regime, according to Standard Life.
Susan Midha takes a look at some more unusual ways of mitigating an inheritance tax liability
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has revised its calculation of how much inheritance tax will be paid between now and 2018 by £800m, just three months after it last issued the figures.
Emergency services workers will no longer be subject to inheritance tax (IHT) if they die in service, it has been announced in the Budget.