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Government gets mixed reception on IHT pension plans

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Published on: 21 January 2025
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Law360, London: Proposals by the UK government to bring pension assets within the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) will result in 'numerous problems' and raise concerns in their current form, a trade body and consultants warned on 20 January 2025.

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