# Inheritance tax hits even more families

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/28/inheritance-tax-hits-even-more-families/
- Published: 2005-10-28T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

HM Revenue and Customs reports that Inheritance Tax revenues rose from £2.5 billion
to £2.9 billion in the past tax year, not least because of the rise in value of 
property. This offers a timely opportunity to remind charity supporters of the importance
of drawing up a will and leaving a legacy to charity to reduce the amount of IHT
their estate might have to pay.

More than one third of Britons are dying without having made a will, according 
to the Law Society, so there is still a large audience for charities’ message about
the importance of making a will and leaving a charitable legacy.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

 * **[TV viewers to choose recipients of £2.5 million lottery funding](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/29/tv-viewers-choose-recipients-25-million-lottery-funding/)**(
   29 October 2005)
 * **[Connecting Communities Plus extended](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/01/connecting-communities-plus-extended/)**(
   1 November 2005)
 * **[Legacy code of practice to be revised](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/03/legacy-code-practice-be-revised/)**(
   3 November 2005)