How do you hide £50 million in cash?

Language Level: Intermediate  CEFr A2-B1

Before Listening – About Inheritance tax

Many countries have an inheritance tax – sometimes called a death duty. This is charged when someone dies and leaves an estate (money, property, investments above a certain value).

The person inheriting the estate pays this tax.

Listening – to this story about a family in Osaka, Japan. Find the answer to these questions.

1. Whose father died in 2004?
2. What did the tax authorities notice?
3. Where did the police find the missing cash?

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