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UK smaller company investment boutique Amati has launched an AIM IHT portfolio service for investors looking to take advantage of UK government inheritance tax exemptions on shareholdings in certain qualified listed companies.

The government will scrutinise the use of legal loopholes that help people avoid inheritance tax (IHT), Chancellor George Osborne has said.

Chancellor George Osborne announced a raft of fiscal changes today in the final Autumn Statement of the current parliament.

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Savers could be forced to pay inheritance tax while they are still alive, under a new drive against tax avoidance planned by the government.

Investment management and corporate advisory business Seneca Partners has launched an inheritance tax (IHT) service that allows investors to protect their legacy from IHT while at the same time giving a helping hand to British businesses.

Emergency services workers will no longer be subject to inheritance tax (IHT) on their death, it has been announced in the Budget.

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The government is set to impose a £95,000 "stealth tax" on inheritance to help pay for care for the elderly, according to the Sunday Times.