About this episode

The episode discusses inheritance tax in the UK and strategies to mitigate its impact.

This week on Cash Chats, host Steve Alderton and Editor of BeCleverWithYourCash.com James Andrews talk about inheritance tax and how from April 2027, the pension and death benefits will become part of the deceased's estate. We'll look at how many this will affect, why it's happening and what you can do to beat it - even if you're not a millionaire! For links and further reading head to becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats ABOUT CASH CHATS Cash Chats is the award-winning podcast brought to you by the team of money geeks at Be Clever With Your Cash, sharing the latest updates from the world of personal finance and helping you to navigate the everyday money challenges we all face. Show notes can be found at becleverwithyourcash.com/podcast . BE CLEVER WITH YOUR CASH ON SOCIAL twitter.com/BeCleverCash instagram.com/becleverwithyourcash youtube.com/@becleverwithyourcash GET OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER You'll also get a free Quidco bonus for signing up https://becleverwithyourcash.com/newsletter/ MUSIC The music is Easter Island by Lonely Punk and provided on a creative commons licence

People in this episode

Host: Steve Alderton

Guest: James Andrews

Topics covered

• inheritance tax
• personal finance
• pension benefits
• estate planning
• money management

Keywords

• inheritance tax
• UK tax
• pension benefits
• death benefits
• financial planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BeCleverWithYourCash.com

Places: UK

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