lombard unveils gifting plan
Lombard International Assurance has unveiled a new asset-gifting plan that it says will permit UK-resident individuals to bequeath assets to their children, while retaining "some control over when they receive them".
IHT
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why expats should care that uk
UK residents with assets of more than £325,000 are not the only ones who might be concerned that the UK’s inheritance tax threshold is failing to keep pace with inflation: expats, for example, ought to be studying the matter as well.
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hmrc looks to simplify as it issues iht trust
HM Revenue & Customs has sought to reduce the complexity of the way inheritance tax trust charges are calculated, in a consultation document released late yesterday in London.
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family inheritance disputes jump 19
As the very public inheritance row involving Frances richest woman, L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, and her daughter might suggest, the younger generation does not always react with deferential gratitude to the share of the family fortune they are allocated.
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UK IHT planning using protection products
Neil Chadwick, technical marketing manager for Royal London 360°, discusses the importance of using protection policies to cover anticipated inheritance tax liabilities.
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fpi launches online iht training
Friends Provident International has unveiled a series of online seminars which are designed to educate and support advisers in relation to inheritance tax and trusts.
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Advice opportunities in new IHT tax incentive
Prudential’s Gerry Brown shows how advisers may employ the new IHT tax incentives to advise clients
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Treasury unveils plans to boost charities via IHT relief
The UK Treasury today unveiled a consultation aimed at using tax to R&D and charitable donations.
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Time to re-evaluate the IHT situation?
Kleinwort Bensons Graeme Stenson provides an update on the current tools for IHT mitigation.
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EU Commission launches consultation on cross-border IHT
The European Commission has launched a public consultation paper looking into cross-border IHT.
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Royal London launches trust with IHT appeal
Royal London 360° is launching a trust which aims to reduce the value of an individuals estate
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US Living Trusts may trigger UK trust tax liability
UK nationals living and working in the US may be face UK tax liabilities through Living Trusts