17 April 2025
Inheritance tax planning - A simple strategy for effective mitigation
As increasing numbers of people find themselves facing inheritance tax liabilities on death due to a combination of frozen thresholds (the nil rate band and residence nil rate band are now both frozen at current levels until at least 2030), the curtailment of reliefs such as business and agricultural relief at 100% which will now be capped at £1m in any given seven year period and pension pots subject to inheritance tax at 40% with effect from April 2027; a greater proportion of clients will be seeking advice on how to best to plan for or reduce those liabilities.
