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Inheritance tax bills are set to rise – will you be caught out?
Advice The number of people who actually pay inheritance tax is very small. But more and more estates are set to be dragged into its net, says David Prosser. And that could include you.
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Make sure you use all your allowances before the end of the tax year
Advice There’s still time to ensure you don’t overpay your tax this financial year, says Ruth Jackson-Kirby - but make sure you use all your allowances
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How to minimise your inheritance tax bill
Advice Fiscal drag will ensure that more people pay inheritance tax. Here’s how to minimise your bill.
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How to deal with self-assessment tax returns after a very trying year
Advice The Covid-19 pandemic will complicate the self-assessment tax return process for 2019-20. What if you can’t pay? Ruth Jackson-Kirby has some advice.
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Britain mulls a wealth tax again – can it ever work?
Briefings A Covid-19-ravaged government needs to raise more revenue and some propose that a wealth tax could fit the bill. It’s unlikely to happen, but one way or another the rich face a squeeze, says Simon Wilson
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How to avoid inheritance tax by giving your money away
Advice Ruth Jackson Kirby explains how to avoid inheritance tax by passing money on to your family while you are still here.
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How the stamp duty holiday is pushing up house prices
Opinion Stamp duty is an awful tax and should be replaced by something better. But its temporary removal is driving up house prices, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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What are national insurance contributions?
Features Most of us pay National Insurance contributions but few of us really understand them. Help is at hand with our quick guide to demystifying this esoteric pseudo-tax.
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The case for a flat tax
Briefings Simplifying the tax system promises to cut incentives for evasion and avoidance, and boost work and entrepreneurship. Could it give post-Covid-19 Britain the lift it needs?
