CG/APP4 - Inheritance Tax

Guidance on Inheritance Tax can be found in the IHT Manual on the HMRC Capital Taxes website.

HMRC Capital Taxes are responsible for the operational, technical & policy work on Inheritance Tax & its predecessors, Capital Transfer Tax & Estate Duty.

Contact the Probate & IHT Helpline on 0845 30 20 900

The following leaflets and other guidance is also available: -

CILCustomer Information Leaflet
RI55Tax Bulletin, November 93, Issue 9
Help Sheet IR294Trusts and Capital Gains Tax
Help Sheet IR295Relief for Gifts and Similar Transactions


The HMRC website www.hmrc.gov.uk contains all these leaflets and more information particularly about Trusts.

The HMRC website www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/iht.htm gives further information on Inheritance Tax. A ‘Customer Guide’ can be found by clicking on the first entry in the final bulleted list – ‘Customer Guide to Inheritance Tax’.