In 2007, George Osborne announced the “death knell for death taxes” when he promised that only millionaires would pay inheritance tax. But more than a decade after the former Chancellor’s pledge, this ...

The "death tax" is one of the most emotive and controversial levies, but what would its abolition mean for inequality? "Nothing is certain except death and taxes," American statesman Benjamin Franklin ...

Billionaires minted through inheritance outpaced self-made billionaires last year for the first time in a decade. Experts cite deteriorating conditions for building wealth through entrepreneurship.

The upper class is a community marked by unique economic opportunity. Financial status can be defined by all kinds of metrics, and numerous signs can point to probable upper-class standing. A high ...

Family-run businesses and middle-class families would be worse affected by the proposed reintroduction of inheritance tax, said Insap. A think tank has objected to a proposed reintroduction of the ...