Can you reclaim IHT after stock market falls?

Inheritance Tax. Card and keys with key chain in shape of house

Most of us are aware that IHT is levied based upon the value of the estate at the date of death. Further, IHT needs to be paid before probate is granted and investments can be sold. Bearing in mind the current market volatility, those investments could be worth a lot less now. Paying tax on…

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Uncertain Times

Uncertain times in the financial markets.

Covid, Ukraine, Gaza, and the high price of the basics of food and fuel. Public service strikes and disruption to services, hospital waiting lists, illegal immigration, and the inability to find workers willing to work. A slump in stock market values and unusually a collapse in bonds at the same time. Local government operations becoming…

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