Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments.
According to law firm Pinsent Masons, HMRC opened 3,574 investigations into IHT in 2020-21, securing an additional £254m in revenue; the situation for individual home owners is allegedly made worse because many handle their family’s estate affairs without professional assistance.
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