Guide to UK Inheritance Tax

Think ahead and plan for the future.

Property prices rose from the early 1980 through to 2007. However there are still a large number of families that could face large inheritance tax bills.

Planning ahead will allow to you understand the scale of the possible tax and

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Steve Webb at Lib Dem Conference

Steve Webb the Liberal Democrat, Pensions minister spoke at the Lid Dem annual conference this week. He declared reform of State Pension Benefit was a necessity if saving for retirement is to be encouraged.

'For the first £35 you save, it is just replacing the

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Current Inflation rate for August 2010

CPI, the consumer price inflation has stayed above the Bank of England’s Target of 2 percent. The figure for the month of August was released this morning.

Rising Clothing costs, Air Fares and rising Food prices were factors that maintained the rate of

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Interest Rates Held at 0.5%

The Bank of England held interest rates at 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month. The BOE raised concerns about the slowdown in the UK economy as one of the primary concerns.

Although the rate is good for mortgage borrowers it does not bode well for deposit based savers.

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New Guidance From ICAEW, CIOT and STEP on Trusts

The Institute of Chartered Accountant for England and Wales along with STEP and Chartered Institute of Taxation has recently issued guidance when trusts are to be considered UK resident.

The guidance has been agreed by HMRC and covers the

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