HMRC’s latest monthly bulletin shows that Inheritance Tax receipts for April 2023 to March 2024 were £0.4 billion higher than the same period last year.  Every month I have the same recurring thought when I see the figures increasing.  Why don’t people just put more planning in place to protect their wealth for their beneficiaries? Obviously there are those that don’t want to and are content to pay some tax for the national good and there are also those that have left it a little too late and have therefore ...