A quick and easy paperwork change could avoid your children paying inheritance tax on your pension if you act now. Here’s how.

If your late loved one was generous with gifts, then unless they kept good records you might have to turn detective when filling in inheritance tax forms. Even when an estate is not large enough to ...

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When a loved one dies, there are a lot of things to worry about, from planning the funeral to dealing with your own emotions. As is often the case though, money is a major part of the calculus of life ...

Benjamin Franklin referred to death and taxes as "the only certainties in life." And the inheritance tax touches on both. It's a levy on money, property or other assets a person leaves to others after ...

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Collecting an inheritance, we're told, should be a blessed event. The circumstances are tragic, but it's still a free cash gift, right? Reality is, inheriting free money can be a stressful and ...

Many people may feel taxed to death, but it's actually more than that. After you die, there may still be taxes to pay. Death can be a tax-triggering event. And there are two you should be aware of: ...

Inherited assets from your loved one, whether in the form of cash, stocks or real estate, can be subject to inheritance taxes, depending on your relationship and inheritance value. While most states ...

Think you only have to worry about the seven year rule to avoid inheritance tax when making gifts? Think again – a little known quirk in the system can trigger an HMRC probe going back as far as 14 ...

The grieving process is always challenging. But for many families, the slow legal process of distributing an inheritance compounds emotional pain with financial uncertainty. When pressing needs for ...