Written Question·Treasury·UIN 29933

Business: Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Joy Morrissey

ConservativeBeaconsfield

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of family businesses that may be required to (a) sell and (b) downsize as a result of the reduction in Business Property Relief; and what assessment she has

Answer

James Murray
The value of an ownership of a business, or share of a business, is included in an estate for inheritance tax purposes. Business property relief reduces the value of the interest in the business or its assets when calculating how much inheritance tax is d...

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