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Accountancy business owner Heather Rogers is This is Money’s resident tax expert. Here is where you can check out all her previous columns to see if any involve issues affecting you.

Unfortunately Heather can’t reply to everyone who writes in, and if you need personal help she has explained how to find a good accountant, what they can typically assist with, and what they cost.

There are some topics that are extremely popular with readers who send in questions, so check out her replies about inheritance tax and how to work out capital gains tax.

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14) A rep from a will firm says setting up a trust can help me avoid care fees: Do they work?

13) My wife fears if I die first my children will sell our property against her wishes – can I protect her with a trust?

12) How do I cut my troublesome sister-in-law out of any inheritance from my 95-year-old grandmother?

11) I am 85 and still running the family firm, but will we save on inheritance tax if I hand over my shares to my sons now?

10) Help! I want to leave my house to my grandson and keep it in the family, but he can’t afford the inheritance tax

9) My mum cut my sister out of her will but I plan to give her a fair share of the inheritance: Will I end up with a tax bill?

8) Will I be stung for capital gains tax on sale of £425k family home because I moved out during my divorce?

7) If I don’t spend enough time in the UK, can I be forced to become a ‘non-dom’?

6) I made a £32k loss when I sold my parents’ house in 1989: Can I still use it to cut a capital gains tax bill now?

5) A world famous rockstar who died young wrote me letters in the ’60s: If I sell them now for £20k, will I have to pay tax?

4) A property I inherited was overvalued by £50k – can I get any inheritance tax back and do I face a ‘double whammy’ on CGT?

3) My 86-year-old grandfather is making large cash gifts to family members – will we have to pay inheritance tax?

2) Will my mum lose her £175k ‘own home’ allowance for inheritance tax when she goes into care?

1) How much capital gains tax will I have to pay on a home I owned with my late mum and now want to sell?

Ask Heather Rogers a tax question

Tax expert Heather Rogers answers our readers’ questions

Heather Rogers, founder and owner of Aston Accountancy, is our tax columnist. She is ready to answer your questions on any tax topic – tax codes, inheritance tax, income tax, capital gains tax, and much more.

If you would like to ask Heather a question about tax, email her at [email protected].

Heather will do her best to reply to your message in a forthcoming monthly column, but she won’t be able to answer everyone or correspond privately with readers. Nothing in her replies constitutes regulated financial advice. Published questions are sometimes edited for brevity or other reasons.

Please include a daytime contact number with your message – this will be kept confidential and not used for marketing purposes.

If Heather is unable to answer your question, you can find out about getting help with tax here, including sources of free professional advice if you are elderly and/or on a low income.

You can also contact MoneyHelper, a Government-backed organisation which gives free assistance on financial matters to the public. Its number is 0800 011 3797.

Heather gives tips on how to find a good accountant here, including when to seek help, hiring the right type of firm and typical costs.