An increasing number of families are being dragged into the inheritance tax net, with Britons now paying more death duties than ever before.
The historic view that inheritance tax is only for the very wealthy is beginning to fade away. It has become a much-hated tax, but thankfully there are ways families can plan ahead to shield an estate from being raided by the taxman.

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