IHT

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.

IHT: Beware the lifetime gifting traps

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.

Crystal ball: Ten predictions for Budget 2014

Canada Life's Neil Jones takes a closer look at controlled access trusts

London and the South East of England have been named the UK's inheritance tax hotspots, with wealthy households in these two regions paying more IHT than the rest of the country put together.

Skandia's Gordon Andrews examines HMRC’s move to simplify discretionary trust tax

Skandia has extended its ‘Best Start in Life' trust to the UK platform in light of demand for the planning solution through the international business.