IFS calls for pensions death tax overhaul

Institute says reforms could raise revenue and reduce income tax avoidance

Martin Richmond
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IFS calls for pensions death tax overhaul

An overhaul to the tax treatment of pension pots after death would improve the fairness of the tax system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The IFS's Death and taxes and pensions report - published today (15 December) - found defined contribution pensions are being increasingly used by savers to bequeath their retirement savings after ...

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