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Results of Government consultation re IHT on pension pots today
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I think that ship has sailed. Why would a government chop down the planted money tree?0
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Today’s Finance Bill sets out the Government’s response to the consultation it opened in July 2025 on how inheritance tax will be applied to pensions and death benefits from April 2027. It adds important detail to the headlines announced by HMRC on the evening of the Budget Day last week.The key new details in the Bill are around:- Narrowing the exemption for death in service benefits- New notice so personal representatives have the power to block trustees and pension providers from paying more than half of the death benefits if they believe inheritance tax is due- The threshold for direct payment from trustees and providers to HMRC has reduced materiallyI came, I saw, I melted1
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