The inheritance tax is a tax on money and possessions you pass on when you die. A certain amount can be passed on tax-free, which is called the "tax-free allowance" or "nil rate band". The current tax-free allowance is £325,000 which has not changed since 2011 and is fixed at that rate until at least 2017. The inheritance tax is an emotionally charged issue as it comes up during a time of loss and mourning.
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@9DFDVVN2yrs2Y
No, and it should be 100%
@8DSMZK2Liberal Democrat5yrs5Y
Only keep it for the very rich
@B42469G1wk1W
No, but increase the tax-free allowance and reform so the tax rate is based on the wealth of the recipient rather than the deceased
@9V44C4N6mos6MO
No, but they should reform the tax, to make it easier to inherit in low to middle middle-class families.
@9LJT4MR12mos12MO
Yes, it's double taxation, but only after the tax system is reformed to remove loopholes so you can guarantee tax has been correctly and fairly paid in the first place.
@9JYMMMQ1yr1Y
The tax free allowance should be increased, and the tax should be applied to the received inheritance per inheritor, not to the estate as a whole.
@9J3L3H2Conservative 1yr1Y
Yes, but only if it is more than two years after the end of the current cost of living crisis (inflation brought below 2% and the economy growing by 5%)
@9G576MJ1yr1Y
No it is a tax that is good for the economy. This is because if someone inherits a large sum of money they will be less incentivized to work but if that money is taxed they will be more incentivized to contribute to the economy
@9D5BVFH2yrs2Y
Yes, the person you inherit off has payed tax on that money already. They have worked hard, paid their tax and left their wealth to the beneficiaries of their choice. The beneficiary should not have to pay tax again
@9C9982Q2yrs2Y
100% inheritance tax so that money is released back into the economy for every generation instead of hoarded wealth.
Disallow inheritance above a small amount. Inherited wealth is very bad for society.
@95W27KV3yrs3Y
Increase the rate of inheritance tax so that the individual is wealthy on their own merits not their ancestors.
@92RWMJM3yrs3Y
No, Inheritance, is one of the main causes of inequality. Inheritance should be taxed more than any other form of wealth
@9QK948W9mos9MO
It depends on the amount. Poor and middle class people shouldn't have to pay taxes on their inheritance. Rich people should keep paying taxes. If we would abolish the inheritance tax, rich people would get richer and this would increase the social and economical fracture between the poor/middle classes and the rich class.
No, they should have a max cap on inheritance. If the money above the cap isn’t spent, it should go back into the country’s education and healthcare sectors.
@9NWMNCM10mos10MO
No, implement a 100% inheritance tax to eradicate generational wealth and get money into circulation to bolster the economy
@9NTVFS610mos10MO
No. Maintain the current non-taxable amount and ensure that we are only taxing on any amounts above that. Say the value of the estate is £400k, we only tax on 75k
@9NPX5SD10mos10MO
No, but make less loopholes for generational wealth in trusts etc. and don't punish unmarried people.
@9NKKMRQIndependent10mos10MO
It is absolutely outrageous that we are being charged money to access our own family heritage. It's unfair and completely unjustified.
@9LP4YWZ11mos11MO
Absolutely, we pay tax all our working career then pay tax on our pension withdrawals as well as taxed when we purchase goods fuel etc therefore any wealth or inheritance should be passed on freely as a bonus to our own
@9BH99992yrs2Y
Absolutely not!! Nobody should be become rich without contributing to society. Inheritance tax should be steeply graduated once it goes above a certain level
@9BCZ3R72yrs2Y
Establish inheritance tax at 100% and redistribute all assets equally.
Why when you inherit should you pay tax on the money someone already paid tax on so they could leave something of benefit to family and friends for their future.
@99M4MJS2yrs2Y
Yes, all tax should be abolished.
Higher the thresh hold. Make it 2 million
@964HRWR2yrs2Y
@9PWDD5L 9mos9MO
No but it should be reduced drastically as parents are taxed throughout their lives, the recipient must not lose the benefits of inheritance due to their parent passing away
@9PP54D69mos9MO
No. Inherited wealth is a major driver of inequality. Inheritance tax should be increased and loopholes removed.
@9PL6N3H9mos9MO
No. The loop holes around trusts also need to be reformed to stop the generational passing of huge swathes of wealth.
@9PH23P59mos9MO
If tax on the money etc. has already been paid by the deceased, then tax should not be paid again by the recipient.
@9P6D95M10mos10MO
No, and increase it to 100% over a low cap to allow for personal effects. Also crack down on loopholes.
@9P68HQC10mos10MO
No, but increase the tax-free allowance to £1,000,000 and decrease the tax rate to 20% of any balance over the the allowance
@9PWBNRS9mos9MO
There should be a long-term aim to abolish IHT, with an immediate aim to raise the threshold to £1,500,000 per person over the lifetime of the new parliament.
@9PPPYQY9mos9MO
There should be a 100% inheritance tax, why should the rich be allowed to hoard generational wealth while the rest of us suffer an ever widening wealth gap.
@9BFD47Z2yrs2Y
Yes, but replace it with a Lifetime Receipts Tax (LRT)
@96HZKQ22yrs2Y
Yes, and replace it with a Lifetime Receipts Tax (LRT)
Yes, inheritance is completely legitimate as i came from family or close people
@8TLYBBB4yrs4Y
Yes, along with "inheritance" as a whole. Rather, inheritance should go into a trust fund, which would subsequently replace their need for any state welfare.
@clthreeoneeight4yrs4Y
Yes, it is immoral to tax money from people who are in mourning
@8SST2LY4yrs4Y
see my view on what people shluld be able to do with their own money
@8SRBY9P4yrs4Y
Yes, but introduce a wealth tax instead.
@8SP2KKP4yrs4Y
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@8SN6JT74yrs4Y
What is an inheritance tax
@8SLLC2Y4yrs4Y
No, but make avoidance more difficult so that the super rich don't get away with paying none with clever accounting
@8SLJW6Z4yrs4Y
No but significantly increase personal tax free allowance ie £300,000 per person. Do not punish someone for saving and working hard.
@8SK6DMW4yrs4Y
Yes but it should also abolish capital gains tax on inheritance. People work all their lives to obtain these assets paying sdlt and income taxes. Why should this be taxed again.
@8SG6MSL4yrs4Y
No increase it to make all inheretance equal
@8SFC6MV4yrs4Y
No, but Aristocrats should be exempt
@8S88LXR4yrs4Y
No, out should be increased to 100%
@8S5GSDH4yrs4Y
No, Increase inheritance tax
@8RZXSC84yrs4Y
Replace with an estate tax
@8RYR4RB4yrs4Y
Yes, and spend the money on the poor
@8RXWH3H4yrs4Y
There should be a set maximum amount of inheritance, e.g. £500,000, and anything above that goes to the government. This amount should not be taxed.
@8RTT9FY4yrs4Y
Yes, and increase the tax-free allowance.
@8RHWP2M4yrs4Y
No but raise the threshold to £1 million
@8RDF4244yrs4Y
Only above sums of 100,000
@8R86BFBLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
yes for people who aren’t inheariting a lot
@8R76YVF4yrs4Y
Yes get rid of it,the government needs that tax just to pay for lazy bottoms on the welfare benefit system.
@8QRNVDN4yrs4Y
No, reform it based on both the amount to be inherited and the wealth of the recipient.
@8QPWX5V4yrs4Y
Yes, crack down on tax evasion and tax loopholes instead.
@8Q5DX2K4yrs4Y
Yes, the money and possessions are ownership, savings and hard earn't to be passed down to next of kin. The government should have no right to try and claim any of that in tax or otherwise.
@8Q3C8CZConservative4yrs4Y
No. But it needs reform & shouldnt have to be paid upfront
@8PV7RQ84yrs4Y
No, and add an inheritance cap.
@8PP5ZSZ4yrs4Y
It depends on the amount you inherit
@8KJS9694yrs4Y
Yes, I would instead gain income tax from any gains from transfers of property received as inheritance or gifts and I’d cap income tax at 20%.
@8HR9ZM54yrs4Y
No, and impose a limit on the amount a single person can inherit but pay towards funerals
@8GDC8KX4yrs4Y
Its the most important tax to preserve capitalism from a return of feudalism. It should be enforced zealously
@8D2FGC35yrs5Y
Inheritance is a legitimate form of wealth and should not be affected
@8CWHWGC5yrs5Y
Yes for inheritance £250,00 or below.
@9D355DL2yrs2Y
Yes, and replace it with a Lifetime Receipts Tax (LRT) on assets valued at £2 million or more
@9D2BQVQ2yrs2Y
Yes, and replace it with a Lifetime Receipts Tax (LFT)
@9CJHNNWLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
No, raise the threshold to £1 million and then raise the rate to 75% above the threshold
@9CJDV7Z2yrs2Y
Allowances and exemptions should be massively higher
@9CHKRKR2yrs2Y
No - increase the tax free allowance and increase the rate above that threshold
@9BNKKW62yrs2Y
No, but lower it to a reasonable amount
@99QYDG82yrs2Y
Should be lowered to 30%
@99PB67M2yrs2Y
No, but the inheritance tax should not be applied to savings or trusts that were taxed upon the depositing of the funds they contain.
@99MWVGJ2yrs2Y
Yes, and replace it with a lifetime receipts tax
@99D64CK2yrs2Y
No but allow money given to national charities to be excluded
@99CR7FB2yrs2Y
No, but it should be decreased.
@99C8FJ22yrs2Y
Free allowance and not income support as well is so the worth of tax Dexter with more decrease no longer enquiries
@9996KRC2yrs2Y
Yes, treat the money received as taxable income instead.
@98M8BPF2yrs2Y
inheritance tax should be increase who receive over 60 000 for those who receive below 60 000 should shouldn't be taxed
@98JDT9M2yrs2Y
For secon/third homes etc and/or raising cap
@98FGTYT2yrs2Y
No, gradually abolish inheritance.
@9866KWG2yrs2Y
Abolish the government, currency and market economy
@98627JW2yrs2Y
No, the tax-free allowance should be lowered as it is currently far too high.
@Noah_Drury2009Labour2yrs2Y
Lower the inheritance tax rate
Make it progressive again. Instead of a flat 40% what about 30% for the first £1,000,000 and then 50% for above this figure? Do not make it based upon recipient's wealth as this would increase tax avoidance.
@9686WY62yrs2Y
Yes, and it should be increased
@962538C2yrs2Y
Yes, except for the highest bracket, which should be increased
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