Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Election promises for Inheritance Tax change...

With the next General on the horizon Enables IFA’s in Bishop’s Stortford are looking out for changes that will impact on Financial Planning. Recently the Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged the Conservatives will create a new threshold for inheritance tax of £1m if they are re-elected.  They say that these changes would come into effect from April 2017.



They say that they will fund these changes by putting restrictions on pension tax relief for those earning more than £150,000. The changes would mean that the annual allowances for savings would be tiered on earnings between £150,000 and £210,000, with those earning £210,000 seeing their annual allowance cut from £40,000 to £10,000.

But David Cameron said “the individual Inheritance Tax threshold will be raised from £325,000 to £500,000 when property is included, giving married couples a shared £1m threshold.” Cameron said: “We will take the family home out of inheritance tax. That home that you have worked and saved for belongs to you and your family. You should be able to pass it on to your children. And with the Conservatives, the taxman will not get his hands on it.”

The Conservatives pledged to raise the limit to £1m in their 2010 manifesto, a move blocked by the Liberal Democrats in coalition. Labour also plans to reduce pension tax relief for those earning over £150,000. Whether these potential changes affect you or not our IFA’s at Enable are happy to talk you through the implications of Inheritance Tax and help you maximise your financial plans for you and your family.

Issued by: Enable Independent Financial Life Planners
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