Als Regina Ingrassia im Alter von 42 Jahren starb und vier Kinder hinterließ, schien ihr Tod katastrophal, aber zufällig zu sein. „Sie war eine von 318.500 Amerikanern, die 1968 an Krebs starben“, schreibt Lawrence Ingrassia, ihr zweitältestes Kind. „Es war tragisch, aber was gab es zu sagen?“
Es gäbe leider noch viel mehr zu sagen. „Mit meiner Familie war der Krebs noch lange nicht ausgerottet“, schreibt Ingrassia in seinem neuen Buch „A Fatal Inheritance“. Schließlich verlor er zwei Schwestern, einen
Eine Köchin aus Philadelphia begibt sich in Jo Piazzas sonnendurchfluteter Mehrgenerationengeschichte „Das sizilianische Erbe“ auf die Suche nach ihrer Familiengeschichte.
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The world responds more positively to beautiful people. I see it every day — and I knew it back in my 30s when I had the first of my 12 full-scale cosmetic surgery operations.
I have always believed that if I can control how I look, then I can control how people feel about me. And I’m right — it has worked ridiculously well. I’m 68 but I look 25 years younger, minimum.
In the 1980s, I had the very
No one wants loved ones to get lumped with a hefty inheritance tax bill unnecessarily, but more people’s estates are being dragged into its net.
Luckily there are many legal ways to dodge the dreaded 40 per cent ‘death tax’ if you want to pass on the maximum sum possible and are prepared to plan ahead.
The Conservatives are reportedly considering abolishing inheritance tax in the Budget on 6 March, or promising to do so in their next election manifesto
Britons are warned inheritance tax is not just for the wealthy as everyday households are being burdened with the tax.
There are a range of exemptions available to help lessen the bill, however, these must be exercised with caution to avoid triggering other obligations, an expert explains.
A house bought in 2022 is three times more likely to result in families being hit by inheritance tax than in 2009 when the levy was first frozen at £325,000 – research by
New research has revealed the 15 surnames most likely to be owed inheritance – with one last name being worth almost £19million.
Delving into the latest unclaimed estates data, the wills and probate team at national law firm Richard Nelson LLP found that in total, there are more than 6,000 Britons who could be owed a sizeable inheritance.
With the average estate being valued at £150,000, people across the UK could be in line for a payout worth up to
Taxpayers are slamming inheritance tax (IHT) as “unfair” following the revelation that 50,000 Britons are being forced to pay the levy.
A recent report, obtained by the Telegraph, has revealed the number of people being dragged into the IHT threshold is four times more than previously forecast.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the decision to freeze the inheritance tax threshold at £325,000 until April 2028.
Previously, it was estimated that this move would pull 13,400 estates into the levy’s purview but
A house bought in 2022 is three times more likely to result in families being hit by inheritance tax than in 2009 when the levy was first frozen, research has found.
In 2009, just 13 percent of all property purchases (83,266 out of 625,205) in England and Wales cost £325,000 or more. However, this number more than trebled to 40 percent last year.
The analysis, which was carried out by law firms Shakespeare Martineau and Mayo Wynne Baxter, also found
A state pension claim from the DWP does not end automatically when a loved one dies.
After the passing of a loved one, those grieving may be faced with financial challenges they were not prepared for, however, the state pension can still provide some extra support.
Individuals might be able to inherit an extra payment on top of their new state pension if they’re widowed.
However, it should be noted that they can’t inherit anything if they remarry or form
HMRC raked in a staggering £2billion in inheritance tax (IHT) receipts from April 2023 to June 2023, reflecting a £200million increase from the same period a year earlier.
New data shows the number of families paying IHT increased by 17 percent in the 2020 to 2021 tax year, with average bills hitting £214,000.
Emma Florentin-Lee, partner, chartered accountant and tax adviser at Oury Clark said: “While the rates and thresholds in relation to IHT have been stable for many years
