Top 10 tips: Inheritance Tax Planning

1. When do I need to start planning? As early as possible as your circumstances and exposure to IHT will change over time. Early on, an insurance policy might be all that is necessary but more complex planning will be appropriate as wealth increases. 2. Can I afford to make…

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Capital Gains Tax - Rules for transfer of assets between spouses

Capital Gains Tax – Rules for transfer of assets between spouses

Although married couples and civil partners are assessed individually for capital gains tax purposes and each has their own annual exempt amount, a special rule allows them to transfer assets between them at a value that gives rise to neither a loss nor again. This can be very useful from…

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