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Inheritance tax on pensions is ‘massive change’
Peter McCann
New inheritance tax rules on pensions have been overshadowed by changes to Agricultural Property Relief.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Life insurance options for inheritance tax plans
More farmers are thinking about life insurance due to planned changes to inheritance tax in the UK.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Farm union rules out disruptive tax protest
Peter McCann reports from the NFU annual conference held in London on Tuesday.
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270,000 sign petition to ditch UK family farm tax
The petition was handed in by National Farmers’ Union of England (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones on behalf of the four UK farming unions.
24 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Starmer refuses to back down on IHT reform
Kier Starmer was asked about proposed reforms to inheritance tax by a committee of MPs at Westminster
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
UK farmers block Holyhead with further protests in Dover and Scotland
A separate group of farmers held a go-slow drive through the town of Dover and Scottish farmers also took part in a rally.
28 November 2024 News
Tractors take to London as UK farmers seek to overturn inheritance tax plans
Tractors have taken to the streets in London as thousands of farmers attend the demonstration to protest against the surprise changes to farm inheritance tax.
19 November 2024 News
UK farmers sign petition to reverse inheritance tax changes
Britain’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU) set up an online petition in response to changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) announced by the British government.
4 November 2024 Northern Ireland
UK farmer fury over sweeping inheritance tax changes
Changes to agricultural property relief compromise the liquidity needed for succession planning on farms of all sizes, UK farmers have warned.
31 October 2024 News
UK farmers nervous about inheritance tax
Agricultural property relief allows most farm businesses in the UK to be exempt from inheritance tax when the farm owner dies.
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland