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Cold comfort on farms’ IHT relief

Tuesday, August 09, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Business, Protecting your wealth | Tags: business, tax, property, inheritance tax, IHT, relief, liability, Naomi Smith, estate planning, value, APR, farming, IHT planning, agriculture, exemption, farms, agricultural property relief, leasing

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Agricultural property relief doesn’t always offer farmers and farmhouse owners an exemption from inheritance tax (IHT). Here, for example, are two scenarios that may trigger a crippling final IHT bill for the unsuspecting. Read on to make sure you don’t have to sell the family farm…

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IHT: How does your estate currently balance in relation to the Balfour case?

Friday, January 14, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Personal | Tags: tax planning, inheritance tax, IHT, relief, trading, exemptions, estate planning, BPR, Business Property Relief, estate management, APR, farming, holding of investments, Agricultural Property Relief

Inheritance tax (IHT) is increasingly becoming a major tax burden. Despite assurances in various election manifestos, little has been done by the new coalition government to alleviate this and with a black hole in the economy to fill, the prospect of a major reform seems increasingly unlikely. With this in mind, a recent case reached an interesting conclusion, which may be important for landowners to consider as the IHT savings could be significant.

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