TOKYO -- A change in the inheritance tax code long sought by Japan's securities industry may help revitalize stock trading among domestic investors. The Nikkei Stock Average closed in on the 20,000 ...

What it is: Dividend tax rates will rise by two percentage points from April 2026, following announcements in the Autumn ...

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Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government has unveiled its first Budget on Wednesday, with changes to inheritance shaping Rachel Reeves’ plan to tackle a £22bn black hole. The Chancellor announced that the ...

Attempts to ease capital gains tax for large shareholders stalled The government is moving to lower the inheritance tax, as indicated by the country’s top financial policymaker, according to market ...

IT is speculated that before the tabling of Budget 2025 on Oct 18, the Finance Minister would consider new taxes to shore up the government’s coffers. Amongst the much talked about new taxes are ...

There is nothing nice about loss. The grief and mourning families go through when faced with the deaths of loved ones can be extremely traumatic. With that in mind, it seems simply wrong to take from ...

If you pass away and leave property, money or possessions to a loved one, your estate may owe a tax to the government. While there is no federal inheritance tax, some states do require that some ...

An inheritance tax is levied when a beneficiary inherits assets from the estate of someone who died. There is no federal inheritance tax, but five states currently levy this tax: Kentucky, Maryland, ...

The government will overhaul the inheritance tax code to make wealth transfer to younger generations more equitable and ease their burden of taxation, in line with the global trend, the Ministry of ...