CAAV explains why Government's APR tax claims 'misunderstands' the data

Jeremy Moody, secretary and advisor to Central Association of Agricultural Valuers said the Government's claim that only quarter of farms will be impacted by Inheritance Tax changes ‘misses half of the picture and so understates the effects of the change'

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CAAV explains why Government's APR tax claims 'misunderstands' the data

From the outset, the Government has argued only a quarter of farms; the wealthiest quarter will be affected by Inheritance Tax (IHT) changes, but Jeremy Moody secretary and advisor to Central Association...

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