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‘Will I lose a valuable inheritance tax break if I can no longer afford to make regular gifts?’

Filed 1mo ago · Via The Telegraph · The Buffoon Desk
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
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A Telegraph reader worried about losing a valuable inheritance tax exemption tied to making regular gifts, in case rising care costs force them to redirect their finances. The paper's tax columnist takes up the question as part of its ongoing reader tax-advice series.

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Source: Read the original at The Telegraph → Scored: Matt's Blues · Kevin MacLeod · CC BY 4.0
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