Estate planning for the next generation: Blended families and second marriages Modern families are changing beyond the traditional structure, with needs becoming ever more complex as structures change and families grow. One example of this is when people remarry, sometimes becoming what is known as a “blended family”. These issues can add complexity to estate …
Question: Can I get Inheritance Tax Relief? Answer: Yes – Education & Planning is the answer HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently revealed that they had collected £5.5bn in Inheritance Tax (IHT) between April 2021 and February 2022. This shows that IHT has continued to “prove its worth to HMRC”, as quoted by Andrew Tully, …
While many people make arrangements for what should happen to their property and finances after they die, fewer people make arrangements for someone else to manage their finances for them during their lifetime, e.g. in the event that they lose mental capacity. According to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), although an estimated 40% …
Broadly speaking, a Trust is an arrangement under which property i.e., land, cash, investments or some sort of rights such as copyrights, is held by a person or organisation on behalf of one or more people. The people holding the property are called “the Trustees” and the people on whose behalf the property is held …
Britain’s paid out the highest ever amount of inheritance tax (IHT) to HMRC in 2017-18, with the latest figures showing the bill totalled £5.2billion, in 2018/19 that figure increased to an even higher bill of £5.4billion. Data shows that most of the inheritance tax payments come from estates worth between £500,000 and £1million. In 2016-17, …
