Liability to capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax is a thorny issue, as rules are not standardised, even within the EU.
"When dealing with more complicated issues and inheritance tax, it could pay to get advice so that the action you are taking is appropriate," says Stephen Smith from IFA Davison Smith.
The association and its allies have spent millions in recent years to deploy lobbyists defending its interests on meat regulations, inheritance taxes and other issues.
Stephen Byers, a former Labour cabinet minister, warned the government that it was vulnerable on the issue of inheritance tax long before the Conservatives announced a popular pledge to raise the threshold for it.The latest hazard facing the prime minister has also been in his diary for some time.
However, Graves, who is single with no children, says he suspects he is probably "unusual" in that he personally did not have any issues with the inheritance tax threshold staying lower.
As well as these potential pitfalls, inheritance tax (IHT) can also be an issue.
The Republicans want to make inheritance taxes an election issue.Afghanistan's grand councilSome 1,500 delegates from throughout Afghanistan met in a loya jirga (grand council) to elect a new government.
The solutions – a top income tax rate of up to 80%, effective inheritance tax, proper property taxes and, because the issue is global, a global wealth tax – are currently inconceivable.
There are other issues to consider, such as inheritance tax and the fact that higher rate taxpayers may be liable to income tax on the money they get from selling the policy.
Throughout the debate, Gordon Brown was aggressive and tried to launch a pincer movement with Clegg against the Tory leader, but the Liberal Democrat resisted on issues such as democratic reform, inheritance tax and social care.
