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03 February 2026 | Time to read: 4 mins
Shifting Ground: Making Sense of the Government’s Changing IHT Proposals
We explore the latest changes to IHT, the practical challenges for business owners, and why the current approach risks creating an unworkable system.
27 May 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins
Preparing for Changes to Inheritance Tax: Essential Planning for Rural Business Owners
By John McArthur, David Mowlem
Find out more about changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR).
04 April 2023 | Time to read: 2 mins
Business Property Relief for Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code
With the Government's commitment to Net Zero by 2050, we discuss the business property relief for the Woodland Carbon Code and the Peatland code.
28 October 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins
What are the tax implications of selling the family home?
There can be many reasons for deciding to sell the family home, but what are the tax considerations we need to be aware of?
02 August 2022 | Time to read: 5 mins
Safe as Houses
With strong commercial reasons for doing so, many land and property owners have diversified into holiday letting to benefit from this captive market.
15 June 2022 | Time to read: 26 mins
Trust Law In Scotland – Where Are We Now?
August 19th, 2021 marked the centenary of the Trust (Scotland) Act 1921, the last substantive act on trust law in Scotland.
05 April 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins
Land based tax reforms in Scotland?
The report includes substance from various other sources and specifically ties into A Framework for Tax, published by the Scottish Government in December 2021.
19 November 2021 | Time to read: 3 mins
A spotlight on partnership property and Inheritance Tax
A spotlight on partnership property and Inheritance Tax.
16 August 2021 | Time to read: 1 min
New appointment – Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher
We have strengthened our Tax team with the appointment of Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as Tax Director.
31 March 2021 | Time to read: 2 mins
Budget 2021 – No Hissing from the Geese
Budgets to those interested in tax are a bit like Christmas to those interested in presents.
15 October 2020 | Time to read: 4 mins
Tax implications for the UK post-Covid – Rural Update
As a country we have become used to relatively low rates of taxation, but it appears now that current tax rates will be increased, at least for a period.
11 July 2019 | Time to read: 5 mins
Recommended changes to Inheritance Tax published by the office of Tax simplification
Recommended changes to Inheritance Tax published by the office of Tax simplification.
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