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Unpaid farmer loses £2m estate
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A man who worked on his cousin's farm for 30 years for nothing in the expectation that he would one day inherit it has been told by the Appeal Court that he can't have it.
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07/02/2008 01:00 AM
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Proposal to amend inheritance tax laws
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A Labour MP is attempting to change inheritance tax laws so that elderly siblings who have lived together for many years are protected by the same inheritance tax laws as married and gay couples.
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07/01/2008 01:00 AM
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Sisters lose inheritance tax challenge
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Two sisters have lost their legal bid to win the same inheritance tax rights as married and gay couples meaning that each will have to pay inheritance tax on their jointly owned home.
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04/29/2008 01:00 AM
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Petition to amend Scots inheritance law
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A Petition to amend the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964, which entitles adult children to at least a third of the movable estate where there is a surviving spouse, has been lodged with the Scottish Parliament.
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04/09/2008 01:00 AM
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Court victory for man claiming to be love child of Princess Margaret
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A Court of Appeal victory for a man who claims to be the illegitimate son of the late Princess Margaret could threaten the secrecy of royal Wills.
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02/09/2008 12:00 AM
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Family ask court to hold £10m bequest 'invalid'
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Relatives of a wealthy English widow who bequethed a £10 million fortune to a Chinese couple are asking a court to rule that the Will is invalid.
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11/29/2007 12:00 AM
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IHT threshold to rise to £700k for some couples
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The Chancellor has announced that the inheritance tax threshold will rise to £700,000 for married couples and those in civil partnerships.
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10/10/2007 01:00 AM
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HMRC crackdown on lifetime gifts
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HM Revenue & Customs has announced a crackdown on the seven-year gift rule - a legitimate way of reducing inheritance tax.
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09/21/2007 01:00 AM
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Inheritance Tax laws under challenge
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Last week two sisters lodged a last-ditch appeal in Strasbourg over the rule that each will have to pay inheritance tax on their jointly owned home because they cannot have the same exemptions given to married or gay couples in civil partnerships.
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09/18/2007 01:00 AM
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Avoid inheritance tax and leave a gift to charity
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One way of avoiding inheritance tax is to leave a gift to charity in your Will.
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09/11/2007 01:00 AM
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