Inheritance Tax - Fundamentals

18 June 2025

Lifetime chargeable transfers
The tax treatment of lifetime chargeable transfers

17 June 2025

Transfers of value for IHT
Ascertaining whether there has been a transfer of value for IHT and the amount transferred

17 June 2025

IHT exemptions
Description of IHT exemptions available

13 June 2025

IHT receipts anticipated to reach Ł9 billion by 2027
How increasing asset values, the freezing of the nil rate band until 2030, changes to business and agricultural property relief and the new long term residence regime are set to increase UK IHT receipts to Ł9 million by 2027

13 June 2025

IHT and transfers on death
Inheritance tax and property passing on death

06 June 2025

Impacts of the proposed changes to business property and agricultural property relief
Why more than 500 family businesses could face a significantly increased tax bill as a result of the proposed changes to business property and agricultural property relief

27 May 2025

IHT receipts were up for April 2025
Details of IHT receipts for April 2025

14 May 2025

IHT interest rates - latest update
Updated interest rates for inheritance tax (IHT), published by HMRC

12 May 2025

Business Property Relief: Replacement Property Provisions
The question over replacing AIM shares with other BPR qualifying investments

09 May 2025

Business Property Relief: Pension fund investment
Will pension funds be able to secure Business Property Relief on qualifying investments post 5 April 2026?

24 April 2025

IHT receipts were up for 2024/25
Details of IHT receipts for March 2025 and for the last twelve months

16 April 2025

Inheritance tax and long-term UK residents - new HMRC guidance
How new long-term UK residence rules affect inheritance tax from 6 April 2025

04 April 2025

Potentially exempt transfers
The tax treatment of potentially exempt transfers

24 March 2025

IHT receipts were up for April 2024 to February 2025
Details of IHT receipts for February 2025, the year to date and the last twelve months

17 March 2025

Tax treatment of pre-owned assets (POAT)
The tax treatment of pre-owned assets (POAT)

17 March 2025

Pre-owned assets tax (POAT) and life policies in trust
Impact of POAT on different life policy trusts

17 March 2025

A useful guide to inheritance tax computations
Calculating the amount of inheritance tax payable

17 March 2025

Gifts with reservation
The gift with reservation of benefit provisions

12 March 2025

Basic principles of inheritance tax
The basics of inheritance tax

07 March 2025

Business and agricultural property relief changes
Legislation and consultation. Where are we now?

06 March 2025

Woodlands relief
Conditions woodlands for relief

06 March 2025

Inheritance tax, Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief
Inheritance tax yields and the expected impact of APR and BPR changes

04 March 2025

IHT business and agricultural property relief - new consultation on the application in relation to trusts
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief announced in the Autumn Budget. New consultation on the application in relation to trusts

03 March 2025

Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property relief changes from the Autumn Budget
The latest news on the current status of the previously announced changes to IHT Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief

26 February 2025

IHT receipts were up for April 2024 to January 2025
Details of IHT receipts for January 2025, the year to date and the last twelve months

14 February 2025

Inheritance tax rates
The inheritance tax rates of current and previous tax years

12 February 2025

IHT interest rates - latest update
Updated interest rates for inheritance tax (IHT), published by HMRC

11 February 2025

The transferable nil rate band - the fundamentals
How the transferable nil rate band works and how to claim it

24 January 2025

Agricultural and business relief proposals - further details on costings
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)’s costings on the reform of agricultural and business IHT reliefs.

23 January 2025

IHT receipts were up for April to December 2024
Details of IHT receipts for December 2024, the year to date and the last twelve months

27 December 2024

IHT receipts were up for April to November 2024
Details of IHT receipts for November 2024, the year to date and the last twelve months