What’s new

20 June

Draft Guidance on transfers of unused nil rate bands has been published
Draft guidance on transfers of unused nil rate bands has been published. This guidance will be incorporated into the Inheritance Tax manual in due course.

11 June 2008

Updates to IHT Manual

New amendments to the IHT Manual have recently been published.

01 May 2008

The clearances service has been extended for a trial period to business owners in relation to Inheritance tax business property relief and new guidance on IHT clearance for business owners has been published today

22 April 2008

IHT & Trusts Newsletter April 08
The April edition of the IHT & Trusts Customer Newsletter is now available online.

15 April 2008

Guaranteed Annuity Calculator (PDF 104K)
The guaranteed annuity calculator has been updated to reflect the change in basic rate income tax from 6/4/08.

06 March 2008

Draft guidance on excepted transfers and settlements (PDF 62K)
Draft guidance on excepted transfers and settlements has been published. This guidance will be incorporated into the Inheritance Tax manual in due course.

18 December 2007

IHT & Trusts Newsletter December 2007
The December edition of the IHT & Trusts Customer Newsletter is now available online.

13 November 2007

IHT216 (PDF161K)
The new form to claim a transfer of unused Inheritance Tax nil rate band has been amended. The updated version is available to download.

30 October

Following the Chancellor’s Pre-budget report announcement about transferable nil rate bands between spouses and civil partners, we have published the nil rate band tables for Estate Duty, Capital Transfer Tax and Inheritance tax from 16 August 1914 to the present date.

9 October 2007

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Pre-Budget Report that for deaths on or after 9 October 2007 it will be possible for spouses and civil partners to transfer their unused inheritance tax nil rate band allowances.

17 September 2007

On 5 November 2007 we will be changing the process for making the initial payment of Inheritance Tax where the payment is made by cheque, or by the Direct Payment Scheme. More information on payments by cheque, or by the Direct Payment Scheme (PDF 37K)