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Rises in tax
Last year, 5,400 estates were investigated by HMRC for underpayment of inheritance tax – a rise of 5% on the previous year.
The figures, …
What would happen if you and your family died at the same time?
It’s a truly horrible scenario to contemplate, but that’s exactly what happened to …
What are you entitled to?
Finding out that you’ve inherited money from a distant relative sounds too good to be true. In fact, it sounds like …
Anthony Bourdain
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was filming Parts Unknown, a TV series for CNN, when he died in June 2018. The American took his own …
Changing laws
A legal ruling on civil partnerships could lead to more people being able to inherit their loved one’s estate.
In June 2018, the UK Supreme …
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is rapidly emerging as an alternative to traditional forms of money. Bitcoin, Ripple and Ethereum are just three of the currencies that have hit …
Debt after death
If you’re in debt when you die, one of two things can happen. If you’ve already been declared bankrupt, the proceedings carry on …
When someone dies, the funeral plan they bought previously will take effect. If they didn’t buy a funeral plan, the will’s executor pays for the …
Did you have your will drawn up by your bank in the 1990s or early 2000s? If so, your beneficiaries could be in for a …
Entertainer Bruce Forsyth certainly played his cards right when it came to making will.
When the veteran TV entertainer died at the age of 89 in …
Your stepchildren may not inherit any of your assets when you die. It may seem like a shocking state of affairs, but it can easily …
Inheritance tax has one of the highest rates of any tax. It’s charged at 40% on the amount that exceeds a certain threshold figure.
It would …