In this article for the Financial Times Adviser, Stuart Adam and Carl Emmerson discuss the effectiveness of inheritance tax and consider possible directions for reform.

Authors

Carl Emmerson
Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Stuart Adam
Stuart Adam

Senior Economist

Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Comment details

Publisher
Financial Times

Suggested citation

Adam, S and Emmerson, C. (2014). Inheritance tax: should it be reformed or abolished? [Comment] Financial Times. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/inheritance-tax-should-it-be-reformed-or-abolished (accessed: 16 April 2024).

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