Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Rachel Reeves once branded cuts to inheritance tax (IHT) “a tax break for a wealthy elite” as fears loom over a fresh raid on ...

If gifting rules are tightened, people could turn to inventive new tactics to pass on more of their cash and assets, say experts ...

“Given the freezing of inheritance tax thresholds will naturally raise more cash for the Exchequer over time through fiscal ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reportedly has inheritance tax in her sights again with potential changes to limit the gifts loved ones can make in a lifetime said to be being considered for the Autumn Budge ...

HMRC will charge inheritance tax on wealthier workers’ pension pots even if they die before they reach the state pension age ...

It's difficult to steal money from a trust outright, which is why we hear the phrases "embezzlement" or "misappropriation of funds" where a trustee diverts funds for their own use. That could involve ...

The Chancellor is eyeing changes to the amount people can gift to family during their lifetimes, which impacts how much ...

The Chancellor is examining whether to harden the rules on the gifting of money and assets ahead of the Autumn Budget ...

Inheritance tax has long been considered Britain’s most hated duty. But in recent years, I think there’s been a serious ...

Reeves has already ruled out increases to income tax, national insurance and VAT, while inheritance tax brought in a record ...

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