Inheritance tax reform could tax hard-pressed farmers

A potential move to simplify inheritance tax could sweep away special reliefs for farmers and leave them with tax bills they would struggle to pay, a specialist agricultural lawyer has warned.

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
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Inheritance tax reform could tax hard-pressed farmers

A potential move to simplify inheritance tax could sweep away special reliefs for farmers and leave them with tax bills they would struggle to pay, a specialist agricultural lawyer has warned. "A group...

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