Inheritance Tax could be one of the biggest liabilities a family is to ever face, if you have assets over £325,000.00 or £624,000.00 for married couples/civil partnerships. 

You have worked hard all your life to build up a legacy for you and your family but  without effective planning your family could loose 40% of the wealth of the wealth you have built up above the value of £325,000.00  If you fail to plan for Inheritance Tax your estate is will be taxed at 40%.

Current Tax year April 2009 - April 2010 allows the first £325,000.00 of your estate to be taxed at 0%.  This is know at the Nil Rate Band Threshold (NRB.  Anything over this amount will be taxed at 40%.  Therefore it is highly important to reduce you inheritance liability by way of estate planning