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Government plans to slap inheritance tax on pensions are already galvanising families into action to protect estates before rules change in just over a year's time. These kick in from April 2027, but ...

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Writer/director Christopher Nolan once said about his film “Tenet” that it is “not all comprehensible” and is an experience to be had, not a puzzle to be unpacked. I feel similarly about “An Arcane ...

The wisdom has long been that Budget day is an excellent opportunity to bury bad corporate happenings. Christmas Eve is the best day for dodgy firms to hold their annual general meetings. There are no ...

This story was originally published by The 19th. In the months leading up to his election, President Donald Trump insisted that he had nothing to do with the far-right vision for his second ...

What if overnight, your financial situation meaningfully changed? For some of us, this can and does happen, whether due to an inheritance, a generous gift or a successful investment. When cash like ...

Maria Warne-Elston said the previous tax threshold would have resulted in her family selling the farm Farmers in Cornwall have said the government's climbdown on inheritance tax has not gone far ...

When the Heritage Foundation published a 920-page compendium of policy suggestions called “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” in April 2023, it did so to little fanfare. By fall 2024, ...

If you have a balance on your credit card, you might have the option to pay it off in full or carry it from month to month. Most of the time, paying off your credit card in full is the best approach.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...