State inheritance taxes can affect heirs even when federal estate taxes are avoided, making careful planning essential.

" [I]f a person holds property at death, it will receive a new basis equal to the fair market value of the property at the ...

Life insurance sales surged last year as families looked for ways to to pay inheritance tax bills, following the Autumn ...

Speculation is rife chancellor Rachel Reeves has plans to target inheritance tax once again in her upcoming Budget. But the 7 ...

The Chancellor is under pressure to raise billions in her November 26 Budget, but with income tax, National Insurance and VAT ...

More than half of taxpayers support abolishing inheritance tax as a record number of families are forced to pay death duties.

According to a recent poll, 83% support the idea that a family home should be exempt from inheritance tax, while 5% disagreed.