Updates: Inheritance Tax Manual

2024

27 March 2024 published amendments

Grants on credit: introduction and statutory background

Page updated to combine relevant information previously shown on IHTM05120 and 05121.

Grants on credit: ways to pay Inheritance Tax

Page updated to confirm from 1 April 2024 personal representatives are no longer required to seek commercial loans before applying for a grant.

Grants on credit: what circumstances will HMRC consider?

Page updated to combine information from 05123 and 05124 and to reflect the change from 1 April 2024 dispensing with the need to attempt to secure loan finance.

Grants on credit: what information do we need from the Personal Representative?

Page updated following change from 1 April 2024 to requirements for applying for a grant on credit.

Grants on credit: circumstances in which a grant on credit may be considered

Page archived as now combined with IHTM05123.

Grants on credit: statutory background

Page archived as information now combined with IHTM05120.

What happens when someone dies?: contents

Links to pages IHTM05121 and 05124 removed as pages archived.

21 March 2024 published amendments

Foreign property: contents

Removal of archived page in contents

15 March 2024 published amendments

Basic Principles: phasing-in RNRB

Information on page updated to reflect the freezing of residence nil-rate band until 5 April 2028.

7 March 2024 published amendments

Foreign property: Double Taxation Conventions: certificate of tax paid: procedure with non-convention countries

Archiving page as guidance moved to IHTM27185 to ensure clearer guidance for DTR and UR claims as per IHTM27000 review.

Foreign property: Double Taxation Conventions: Double Taxation Relief: what is the relief?

Page archived as guidance merged with IHTM27185 and moved to IHTM27160 as per IHTM27000 review - Didn't select 'archive' option last attempt

6 March 2024 published amendments

Foreign property: contents

Added newly created guidance page as an introduction to Double taxation relief - IHTM27160 for the IHTM27000 review

19 February 2024 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts in consideration of marriage or registration of civil partnership: summary

Wording of second set of bullet points amended to clarify value limits refer to the transfer made by the transferor.

9 February 2024 published amendments

Communications: General instructions: file weeding

File archived as content out of date.

Communications: Translations and non-English speaking customers: translations

Page updated with information on how to seek assistance with communications in Welsh. Former page IHTM02262 removed.

Communications: Translations and non-English speaking customers: Welsh translations

Information moved to IHTM02261.

Communications: contents

Links to archived pages IHTM02086 and 02262 removed.

2 February 2024 published amendments

1 February 2024 published amendments

Requirement for a grant: HMRC's role

Text updated with new process in England and Wales from 17 January 2024.

Submitting the account and obtaining a grant: introduction

Text updated to reflect new process for England and Wales from 17 January 2024.

Submitting the account and obtaining a grant; procedure where we are asked to calculate the tax

Text updated to reflect change in process from 17 January 2024.

Submitting the account and obtaining a grant: procedure where the personal representative or their agent calculates the tax

Text updated following change in process from 17 January 2024.

Particular aspects that may arise in connection with obtaining a grant: more than one grant required within the UK

Text updated to reflect change in process from 17 January 2024.

17 January 2024 published amendments

2023

30 November 2023 published amendments

13 November 2023 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): the reservation: exclusion of the donor

Former Example 5 deleted and following Examples 6 and 7 now renumbered as Examples 5 (with reference to number of uses a month removed) and 6.

27 September 2023 published amendments

How Inheritance Tax is charged: contents

Created IHTM04036 - Structure of the charge: Dormant Asset Scheme (139596) page as per guidance review

22 September 2023 published amendments

Inheritance Tax in HMRC: Customer Services work

Details of the Helpline updated.

14 September 2023 published amendments

Assessing: cancelling a payable order: reasons to cancel a payable order

Page archived

Assessing: contents

Links to Assessing: cancelling a payable order: cancellation with no re-issue (153433) - IHTM31713 archived

Assessing: cancelling a payable order: cancellation and re-issue of a payable order

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Assessing: cancelling a payable order: cancellation with no re-issue

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Communications: Inter-departmental mail

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Communications: use of interviews

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Communications: contents

Archived pages IHTM02131 and 02230 removed from contents page.

13 September 2023 published amendments

Assessing: manual calculation template: calculating rates

Page archived

Assessing: contents

Links to Assessing: manual calculation template: updating the accounting record (153368) - IHTM31306 archived

Assessing: manual calculation template: printing

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Assessing: manual calculation template: updating the accounting record

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Special valuation matters: milk quotas

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Land and Buildings: contents

Link to IHTM23196 removed as page archived.

12 September 2023 published amendments

Assessing: manual calculation template: the forms

Page archived

Assessing: contents

Links to Assessing: manual calculation template: calculation details (153365) - IHTM31303 archived

Assessing: manual calculation template: calculation details

Page archived

11 September 2023 published amendments

Assessing: manual calculation template: introduction

Page archived

Assessing: contents

Links to IHTM31301 - Assessing: manual calculation template: introduction (153363) archived

Value and Valuation: Treatment of mortgages and debts

New final two paragraphs added.

22 August 2023 published amendments

How Inheritance Tax is charged: contents

Links to - Scheme Payments (662446) IHTM10280 archived

8 June 2023 published amendments

2 June 2023 published amendments

Bank and building society accounts : investigating values

First paragraph updated to clarify interest accrued up to death should be included, with any Income Tax due on this sum allowable as a liability.

18 May 2023 published amendments

Communications: Translations and non-English speaking customers: translations

Instructions to search for Language Services on sharepoint added

15 May 2023 published amendments

Communications: Translations and non-English speaking customers: translations

Link to language services sharepoint page https://hmrc.sharepoint.com/sites/COM136897869/SitePages/Language-Services.aspx

4 April 2023 published amendments

Business relief and businesses: Contents

Republishing manual for new page IHTM25193

16 March 2023 published amendments

Business relief and businesses: Contents

Link to new page IHTM25253 added.

Other relevant business property: Agri-environment schemes

Link added to new page IHTM25253.

Valuation of joint property: discounts for joint ownership

Sentence "In Scotland there may be special difficulties in conveying jointly owned land" removed from final paragraph, and full name of 'SAV' given in 'Assets other than land' section.

13 February 2023 published amendments

Agricultural tenancies: The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003

Page updated to include reference to the Modern Limited Duration Tenancy (MLDT).

31 January 2023 published amendments

Land valuation cases: delay cases

Page archived

Notices of Determination: contents

Links to 'Land valuation cases: delay cases (153919)' archived

6 January 2023 published amendments

Business interests: Property consisting of a business or a business interest

Page amended to reflect updated approach for determining whether a business exists or not.

5 January 2023 published amendments

Business relief and businesses: Contents

New page IHTM25252 added.

2022

8 November 2022 published amendments

Foreign property: valuation of assets: conversion of foreign currency

Page archived

Foreign property: contents

Links to Foreign property: valuation of assets: conversion of foreign currency (152811) removed

7 November 2022 published amendments

Foreign property: valuation of assets: loss on sale of shares

Page archived

Foreign property: contents

Links to Foreign property: valuation of assets: foreign land or buildings: procedure (152807) archived

Foreign property: valuation of assets: fall in value relief

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: foreign land or buildings: procedure

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1 November 2022 published amendments

Limitation of liability by lapse of time: time limits for recovery of unpaid tax

Further information on time limits for recovery of unpaid tax included.

24 October 2022 published amendments

Pensions: examining form IHT409: initial examination

Update to refelct changes to IHT409

Pensions: examining the form IHT409: general factors to consider

Updated generally

Communications: Use of telephones: telephone calls that get cut off

Page archived.

Communications: Use of telephones: noting of telephone calls

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Communications: Use of telephones: disclosure of confidential information

Page archived.

Pensions: examining form IHT409: boxes 8 to 16

Updated generally and to remove protected rights section

Communications: Use of telephones: telephone calls from

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Pensions: examining form IHT409: boxes 17 to 24

Updated generally

Communications: Use of telephones: ‘off the record’ telephone conversations

Page archived.

Pensions: examining form IHT409: Boxes 25 to 42

Page archived

Pensions: contents

Links to archived pages removed

Pensions: IHT exclusions: sponsored superannuation schemes

Updated generally

Communications: British Document Exchange: what is British Document Exchange?

Page archived.

Pensions: alternatively secured pensions: introduction

Updated to reflect removal of ASPs

Pensions: alternatively secured pensions: how ASP funds can be used

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Pensions: alternatively secured pensions: IHT treatment for deaths between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007

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Pensions: alternatively secured pensions: liability and accountability

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Pensions: alternatively secured pensions: meaning of dependant and relevant dependant

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Pensions: alternatively secured pensions between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: position on the death of a scheme member

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: position on the death of a relevant dependant or on ceasing to be a relevant dependant

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: position on the death of a dependant not within IHTA84/S151B

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: charge where surplus paid to employer

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Communications: contents

Link to IHTM02141 archived.

Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: procedure when an ASP charge arises - death of scheme member: charge under IHTA84/S151A

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: procedure when an ASP charge arises: death of relevant dependant (or ceasing to be a relevant dependant): charge under IHTA84/S151B

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: procedure when an ASP charge arises: death of relevant dependant other than under IHTA84/S151B - charge under IHTA84/S151C

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: closing a case where no charge arises on the scheme member death

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: accounts to be delivered where no charge arises on the scheme member’s death

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Pensions: alternatively secured pension (ASP) between 6 April 2006 and 5 April 2007: excepted estates

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007- background

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: consequences for Inheritance Tax position

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: unauthorised payments (UP)

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: interaction of the UP charge and the IHT charge

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: changes to procedures for charge under IHTA84/S151A

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: changes to procedures for charge under IHTA84/S151B

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: changes to procedures for charge under IHTA84/S151C

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: grossing up unused NRB

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: example where IHT due first

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Pensions: a treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: example where UP charge paid first

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Pensions: a treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: example where UP charge paid first on part of ASP funds

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: example where UP charge paid first on part of ASP funds but some NRB unused

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: example where IHT due first - charge on relevant dependant’s death

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: amendments to IHTA84/S151A-C

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: no double charge under IHTA84/S151A and IHTA84/S151C

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: pension scheme rules for members who cannot be traced

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Pensions: treatment of alternatively secured pensions from 6 April 2007: the Inheritance Tax position on pension scheme rules for members who cannot be traced

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21 October 2022 published amendments

Inheritance tax implications of the AHA 1986 and Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991: Introduction

New first paragraph added to page.

Other issues: Form IHT414

Text of sections on Questions 7-11 and 12-15 updated.

8 September 2022 published amendments

Foreign property: valuation of assets: listed foreign shares

Page archived

Foreign property: contents

Links to IHTM27022 Foreign property: valuation of assets: listed foreign shares (152801)

6 September 2022 published amendments

Foreign property: investigation of form IHT417: introduction

Page archived

Foreign property: contents

Links to IHTM27013 Foreign property: investigation of form IHT417: Compliance Group (152800) removed

Foreign property: investigation of form IHT417: service

Page archived

Foreign property: investigation of form IHT417: Compliance Group

Page archived

2 August 2022 published amendments

25 July 2022 published amendments

Payment methods: payment by transfer of land or chattels

Instructions updated on how property accepted in satisfaction of Inheritance Tax must be applied to tax calculations.

24 May 2022 published amendments

9 May 2022 published amendments

Stocks and shares: investigating forms IHT411 and IHT412: introduction to the forms

Page updated to clarify definition of quoted (listed) and unquoted (unlisted) shares for Inheritance Tax purposes.

Stocks and shares: listed stocks, shares and investments: introduction

Information on listed shares and Inheritance Tax updated.

Stocks and shares: valuation: Stock Exchange Listings

Information on exchanges updated.

Stocks and shares: valuation: ISAs

Information on permitted shareholdings in an ISA clarified in first paragraph.

Stocks and shares: unlisted shares: what are unlisted shares?

Information on unlisted shares and Inheritance Tax updated.

Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: the alternative markets

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Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: business relief

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Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: instalments

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Stocks and shares: contents

Links to pages 18331, 18333 and 18334 archived.

17 February 2022 published amendments

Inheritance Tax Manual: recent changes

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1 February 2022 published amendments

Flexible Reversionary Trusts: further details

Page updated to clarify the application of the GWR and pre-owned assets provisions in relation to flexible reversionary trusts.

25 January 2022 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): settled property: reversionary interests

Page updated to clarify application of the GWR provisions in relation to reversionary interests.

14 January 2022 published amendments

The District Valuer: general issues

Page updated and obsolete links removed.

11 January 2022 published amendments

Replacement property: Limitation of the relief

Final paragraph of page published to bring guidance into line with equivalent page for Business Relief at IHTM25313.

Replacement property: Example of limiting the relief

Page updated to correct error in the names of property used in the example and to update final paragraph.

2021

16 December 2021 published amendments

IHT accounts: introduction

Page updated to reflect change in use of form IHT205 for deaths from 1 January 2022 and update other information regarding old forms.

Is an account required?: excepted estates

Page updated to reflect changes to the Excepted Estates Regulations with effect from 1 January 2022.

Is an account required? - initial steps following a death (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Page updated to reflect the change to the Excepted Estates Regulations with effect from 1 January 2022.

Is an account required?: procedure for obtaining a grant for an excepted estate (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Page updated to reflect the changes to the Excepted Estates Regulations with effect from 1 January 2022.

Is an account required?: procedure for obtaining confirmation for an excepted estate or under the Small Estates Acts (Scotland)

Page updated to reflect the change in Excepted Estates Regulations with effect from 1 January 2022.

15 December 2021 published amendments

Other issues: excepted estates and transferable nil rate band

First paragraph amended with inclusion of claims for transferable nil-rate band by 'up to' double the IHT nil-rate band with effect for deaths from 1 January 2022.

14 December 2021 published amendments

13 December 2021 published amendments

9 December 2021 published amendments

Agricultural relief: contents

Link to IHTM24083 archived.

When is property not occupied?

Page archived.

8 November 2021 published amendments

20 October 2021 published amendments

Settled property: charges on property held in discretionary trusts

Text amended to clarify effect of IHTA84/S65(4) and links to other pages updated.

4 October 2021 published amendments

Sales of related property, etc: relationship between s.176 and loss on sale of land relief

Title for contents page corrected - it should refer to 'land', not 'shares'.

27 September 2021 published amendments

Spouse or civil partner exemption: definition of spouse and civil partner

Page amended to update date legislation took effect in Scotland and to clarify the position for exemption when a civil partnership is converted to a marriage or vice-versa.

13 September 2021 published amendments

9 August 2021 published amendments

Procedures for taking penalties on late accounts: summary of procedures (chart)

Page archived

Penalties: contents

Links to IHTM36031 - Procedures for taking penalties on late accounts: summary of procedures (chart) archived

15 June 2021 published amendments

Communications: contents

New page IHTM02005 added

19 May 2021 published amendments

24 March 2021 published amendments

Pre-owned assets: election into Inheritance Tax: how to make an election

Address for submission of form IHT500 updated.

17 March 2021 published amendments

10 March 2021 published amendments

Settled property: transfers on death

Final sentence referring to a previously archived page (IHTM10505) removed.

9 March 2021 published amendments

Spouse or civil partner exemption: definition of spouse and civil partner

Guidance updated to reflect changes in the law on marriage and civil partnerships across the United Kingdom.

2 March 2021 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): devolution of GWR property

Guidance updated on application of spouse and charity exemption.

7 January 2021 published amendments

Gifts to political parties: qualifying political parties

Page updated to note the results of the General Election held on 12 December 2019.

2020

8 December 2020 published amendments

7 December 2020 published amendments

30 November 2020 published amendments

Special trusts: life policies in A&M trusts

Page archived

Relevant property trusts: contents

Links for 154046 (IHTM42810) archived

19 November 2020 published amendments

Discretionary trusts: avoidance schemes

Page archived

Relevant property trusts: contents

Links to 154036 (IHTM42720) archived.

17 November 2020 published amendments

Discretionary trusts: liaison with HMRC Trusts

Page archived

Relevant property trusts: contents

Links to (154032/IHTM42641) archived

28 October 2020 published amendments

Relevant property trusts: contents

New pages IHTM42233 and IHTM42234 added to contents page.

21 October 2020 published amendments

20 October 2020 published amendments

15 October 2020 published amendments

8 October 2020 published amendments

29 September 2020 published amendments

Rules about excepted estates: what is not an excepted estate

Correction to information on instances of estates including IHT charges on alternatively secured pensions.

27 August 2020 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: associated operations: Re Macpherson

Updated to include Supreme Court decision in HMRC v Parry

Lifetime transfers: omissions: omission to exercise a right

Updated to include Supreme Court decision in HMRC v Parry

4 August 2020 published amendments

29 July 2020 published amendments

How Inheritance Tax is charged: contents

New page added to contents page IHTM04142 Scheme Payments

21 May 2020 published amendments

Decorations, medals and awards

Guidance updated to include latest issue of the Order of Wear.

30 April 2020 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): the gift: examples of the property given - carve-out arrangements

Text of first two paragraphs of example for 'Carve-out with a condition attached' amended for clarification.

19 February 2020 published amendments

Stocks and shares: valuation: shares

Edited example as Financial Times no longer keeps the relevant price range for shares.

Loss on sale of land: appropriate person: definition

Guidance on definition of appropriate person updated.

6 February 2020 published amendments

Succession: intestacy: distributions (England & Wales): statutory legacy

Change in the statutory legacy following statutory instrument

20 January 2020 published amendments

Basic definitions: the value of the estate ‘E’ and the value transferred on death ‘VT’

Final paragraph before example - legislation referred to as IHTA84/S8D(5)(f) corrected to IHTA84/S8D(5)(e).

2019

17 October 2019 published amendments

Property at more than one title: example of the effect of S40

Page amended to correct arithmetical error in grossing calculation.

8 October 2019 published amendments

Special valuation matters: land sold under a binding contract entered into after the death

Content updated to confirm correct approach and improve formatting of page.

Late accounts: penalties chargeable

Edit following changes made some time ago (2009) to the late account penalty charging structure.

16 September 2019 published amendments

Funeral expenses (box 81): mourning expenses

Due to the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 there have been add on's/changes to various chapters.

Succession: Summary

Due to the Succession (Scotland) Act 2006 various chapters have had edits. Removed 'Particular attention is given to how you should investigate supplementary questions 24 to 28 on the IHT400, about the deceased's Will' as this is operational.

Succession: Boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Purpose of the questions

Archiving reason text added.

Succession: Information given at boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Deceased's former residence

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Succession: Information given at boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Other items in the Will

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Succession: Investigating boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: General approach

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Succession: Investigating boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Deceased's former residence

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Succession: Investigating boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Other items in the Will

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Succession: Investigating boxes 24 to 28 of the IHT400: Noting future claims under the Will

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Succession: contents

IHTM12076 added as per chapter update for the succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

Succession: Wills: Construction of Wills: Rectification of Wills (England & Wales)

Title updated to distinguish guidance for 'England & Wales' only.

Succession: Wills: Revocation of a Will: By subsequent Will or codicil (England & Wales, Northern Ireland)

Title updated as per chapter update (to include 'England & Wales, Northern Ireland')

Succession: Wills: Revocation of a Will: partial revocation (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Title updated as per chapter update

Succession: Wills: Legacies and devises: Vesting (Scotland)

Added last paragraph as per update on succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

Succession: Simultaneous deaths (commorientes): General law (Scotland)

Section updated as per the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

Succession: Simultaneous deaths (commorientes): IHT position

Section updated as per the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

Succession: Simultaneous deaths (commorientes): Death of younger (England & Wales)

Section updated as well as title as per Succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

Succession: Scottish Prior and Legal rights: Legal rights: Inheritance Tax practice on death

8th paragraph updated to show 'a clearance certificate (form IHT30)' as per chapter update.

Lifetime transfers: investigation issues: donatio mortis causa (DMC)

Last paragraph added as per Succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

The extent of the share (Scotland): special destinations and proof of donation

Last paragraph added as per Succession (Scotland) Act 2016.

11 September 2019 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): the reservation: full consideration in cases of land and chattels

Text added below first sentence. Removed in error in 2014 as thought to be processing, now returned. Other minor amendments to bring the age of examples up to date.

19 August 2019 published amendments

Domicile: Definition

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Domicile: Contents

Link to IHTM13002 archived.

5 August 2019 published amendments

Provisions which exclude the Inheritance Tax Act

Legislative reference in second bullet corrected - from S154(b) to S156(b).

31 July 2019 published amendments

Who should make the instrument?: dead beneficiaries

Text updated and corrected in accordance with guidance in HMRC's Tax Bulletins 15 and 74.

14 June 2019 published amendments

Occupation of farmhouses, cottages and farm buildings: Farmhouses

New paragraph inserted referring to residence nil-rate band.

Value and Valuation: Agricultural value of agricultural property

New paragraph added about residence nil-rate band.

10 June 2019 published amendments

Form Cap A5C (England, Wales and Northern Ireland): applications where Form Cap A5C is required

Name of form in title corrected.

Form Cap A5C (England, Wales and Northern Ireland): procedure on receipt of Form Cap A5C

Name of form in title page corrected.

Form Cap A5C (England, Wales and Northern Ireland): review of Form Cap A5C

Name of form in title page corrected.

What happens when someone dies?: contents

Title of section relating to Form Cap A5C changed to correctly reflect name of form.

24 May 2019 published amendments

Gifts to political parties: qualifying political parties

Information on page re-formatted to make clearer and results from general elections before 2010 removed.

Other issues: application when the first death occurred under Estate Duty and Capital Transfer Tax

Second and third paragraphs amended to correct information about extent of charity exemption between 1974 and1983.

7 May 2019 published amendments

Communications: Use of e-mail

Page archived.

Communications: contents

Link to IHTM02221 archived.

1 May 2019 published amendments

Gifts to political parties: qualifying political parties

Page updated to confirm political parties qualifying for exemption under section 24 IHTA 1984 following the 2017 general election.

Gifts to political parties: introduction

Final sentence added to clarify that a lifetime transfer to a non-qualifying party will be immediately chargeable.

25 April 2019 published amendments

Finance (No 2) Act 2017 changes: relevant loans

Word changed in first line - before 'individuals' the word "by" changed to "to".

12 April 2019 published amendments

Pre-owned assets: specific avoidance schemes: land - reversionary leases

Text updated following review and decision in Lady Hood case.

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): the reservation: interests in land

Addition at foot of page to remind caseworkers to obtain full information befor seeking advice.

10 April 2019 published amendments

Interest in unadministered estates: Valuation aspects

Example 1 rewritten to give correct outcome in accordance with legislation.

9 April 2019 published amendments

Investigation of form IHT401: Service

Text in second paragraph reduced to avoid duplication with IHTM13031.

Investigation of form IHT401: Compliance

Text updated for clarification and to remove duplication with IHTM13031.

25 March 2019 published amendments

Liability and payment of tax: contents

New page iHTM30465 added to contents

Limitation of liability by lapse of time: time limits for recovery of unpaid tax

Paragraph added referring to new IHT84/S240B, introduced by FA2019, with link to new page at IHTM30465.

5 February 2019 published amendments

Stocks and shares: valuation: ISAs

Small change in text regarding classes of shares that can be held in a stocks and shares ISA.

9 January 2019 published amendments

Business relief: Replacement property: Minority holdings of unquoted shares

Sentence added to confirm unquoted status of shares on AIM.

2018

31 October 2018 published amendments

Foreign property: specialty debts: bonds and debentures under seal

New final paragraph added concerning the impact of the changes in Finance (No 2) Act 2017.

27 September 2018 published amendments

19 September 2018 published amendments

Quick succession relief: Identifying QSR - chart

Page archived.

Interest in unadministered estates and QSR: contents

Link to IHTM22044 archived.

Foreign property: specialty debts: bonds and debentures under seal

New text added detailing HMRC's revised approach to the treatment of specialty debts for Inheritance Tax purposes.

Foreign property: specialty debts: Treasury Bills, British Savings Bonds, National Savings Income Bonds

First sentence amended to reflect HMRC's revised treatment of specialty debts for Inheritance Tax purposes.

Foreign property: money from a life policy: policies under seal

First paragraph amended and expanded to reflect HMRC's revised treatment of specialty debts for Inheritance Tax purposes.

31 August 2018 published amendments

Exemptions: conditional exemption

Correct time limit for making a claim under IHTA84/S30 added and formatting of page updated.

29 August 2018 published amendments

Discretionary trusts: Heritage

Time limit for making a claim at the final bullet point corrected.

10 August 2018 published amendments

Service work: Primary Compliance Technical Support

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Inheritance Tax in HMRC: contents

Links to headings archived: Service work, Risk work, Compliance, Technical and Trusts and Estates.

Service work: Helpline

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Inheritance Tax in HMRC: Customer Compliance work

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Compliance: Casework teams

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Compliance: Heritage

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Inheritance Tax in HMRC: Customer Strategy and Tax Design work

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Trusts and Estates Technical: Actuarial Team

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Trusts and Estates Technical: Litigation Team

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Trusts and Estates - Product and Process Team (PPT)

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8 August 2018 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: gifts with reservation (GWRs): the gift: examples of the property given - carve-out arrangements

Previous example on business liabilities removed as considered to be incorrect. Previously witheld text also removed.

7 August 2018 published amendments

Inheritance Tax in HMRC: Introduction

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Office structure: Trusts and Estates, Inheritance Tax

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Inheritance Tax in HMRC: contents

Links to IHTM01025 archived.

Inheritance Tax in HMRC: How we are organised

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Office Structure: Service and Compliance

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Inheritance Tax in HMRC: Customer Services work

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Service work: File creation

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Service work: casework teams

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31 July 2018 published amendments

Dispositions for maintenance of the transferor's family: meaning of incapacity

Text amended to give more clarification on meaning of 'incapacity'.

24 July 2018 published amendments

Investigating the assets on page7 - Trust Income due to the deceased (box 75)

References to the correct box on IHT400 in the text added and additional links to Chapter 16 of the IHT Manual added.

6 July 2018 published amendments

Assessing: calculation principles: the tax calculation (death cases)

Page updated to include references to residence nil-rate band.

Assessing: contents

Link added to new page IHTM31035

Assessing: examples of calculations: calculation where there is residence nil rate band

Page republished to facilitate publication on GOV.UK.

15 May 2018 published amendments

9 May 2018 published amendments

Foreign settled property: introduction

Text updated with references to FA 2006 trust terms.

Foreign settled property: the settlor's domicile

Links updated and references to FA2006 trusts definitions added.

Foreign settled property: identifying settled property

Text of example updated.

Spouse or civil partner exemption: definition of spouse and civil partner

New final paragraph added relating to the treatment of Court Orders.

3 May 2018 published amendments

Dispositions for the maintenance of the transferor’s family: outline of IHTA84/S11

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Dispositions for the maintenance of the transferor's family: definitions

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General outline: the jurisdiction condition

Page amended to correct date of specification for Iceland and Norway and to add Liechtenstein.

Dispositions for the maintenance of the transferor's family: maintenance of a spouse or civil partner

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Dispositions for the maintenance of the transferor's family: maintenance of the transferor's children

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2 May 2018 published amendments

Government securities in foreign ownership: introduction

Additional text added to cover changes from 6 April 2013.

30 April 2018 published amendments

Reversionary interests: introduction

Previous two final paragraphs rewritten and replaced.l

Reversionary interests: purchased reversions

Sentence referring to transfers between 18 March 1986 and 17 March 1987 deleted as now obsolete.

Dispositions not intended to confer bounty: IHTA84/S10 qualified or excluded

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Dispositions not intended to confer bounty: definitions

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Dispositions not intended to confer bounty: first condition - gift not intended

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Dispositions not intended to confer bounty: second condition - arm's length transaction

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Dispositions not intended to confer bounty: application to settled property

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27 April 2018 published amendments

26 April 2018 published amendments

Legal background - the meaning of property

New paragraph added at end of page.

Waiver or repayment of an amount of remuneration

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Waiver of dividends

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Grant of an agricultural tenancy

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25 April 2018 published amendments

Dispositions by close companies for the benefit of employees

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Estate Duty surviving spouse exemption: application on death

Text amended to clarify qualifying conditions for exemption.

23 April 2018 published amendments

19 April 2018 published amendments

Provisions which exclude the Inheritance Tax Act

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Dispositions that are not transfers of value: introduction

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Valuing the partnership interest: Freehold and leasehold property

First paragraph amended to clarify how and when investigators should consider the question of partnership property.

17 April 2018 published amendments

Tax burden on death: received lifetime transfers

Example amended. Appropriate percentage should be based on period between transfer and second death, not the period between the two deaths.

Heritage property: summary

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Heritage property: chargeable events under IHTA84/S32

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12 April 2018 published amendments

Tax burden on death: received lifetime transfers

Sentence in middle of example amended to clarify that appropriate % is based on period between the two deaths.

Lifetime transfers: deemed potentially exempt transfers

Additional text and examples added.

10 April 2018 published amendments

9 April 2018 published amendments

6 April 2018 published amendments

Assessing: examples of calculations: calculation on death where lifetime transfers are more than the nil-rate band

Incorrect figure in 'Apply the available nil-rate band to any lifetime transfers first' corrected.

Transfers on death: changes in value by reason of the death

Final paragraph of page condensed and amended.

5 April 2018 published amendments

Corrective account (C4): introduction

New link to page IHTM10806 on revised procedure for submitting corrrective accounts.

Corrective account (C4): when is an account required (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)?

Changes to page following new guidance at IHTM10806.

Accountability: corrective accounts

Link added to new guidance in IHTM10806.

Failure to deliver an account: when can you seek a penalty?

Link to new guidance at IHTM10806 added.

Incorrect account, information or document: s.248(1) penalty

Link to new guidance at IHTM10806 added.

Clearance certificates: summary

Page amended following changes to process for issuing clearance letters.

Non-statutory assurances and other types of certificate: non-statutory assurances on taxpaying settlement cases

Page updated to reflect changes in clearance process.

Claims and time limits: claims by people other than the personal representatives

Final paragraph amended to reflect changes to HMRC clearance process.

Other issues: effect of clearance certificates

Final sentence removed to reflect changes to HMRC clearance process.

Assessing: calculation principles: when to raise calculations

Link added to new guidance at IHTM10806.

Assessing: calculation principles: telling us about amendments

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Assessing: contents

Link to IHTM31023 archived.

4 April 2018 published amendments

IHT accounts and accountability: contents

New page IHTM10806 added.

27 March 2018 published amendments

Structure of the charge: what is a transfer of value?

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Structure of the charge: what is an exempt transfer?

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Structure of the charge: what is the value transferred?

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Structure of the charge: what is property?

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Structure of the charge: what is meant by beneficially entitled?

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23 March 2018 published amendments

Split or Retained Interest Trusts: Introduction

Page added to demonstrate HMRC acceptance of established practice for the purposes of the 2018 IHT DOTAS Hallmark

21 March 2018 published amendments

Erroneous or excessive repayments of tax: over-repayments to be reported

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Erroneous or excessive repayments of tax: interest supplement

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How Inheritance Tax is charged: history

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Structure of the charge: main charging provisions

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Structure of the charge: what is a disposition?

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20 March 2018 published amendments

Reconsideration of value: introduction

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Reconsideration by taxpayers: changed circumstances

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Reconsideration by taxpayers: valuations by SAV

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Reconsideration by taxpayers: land and buildings

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Reconsideration by HMRC: agreements

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Reconsideration by HMRC: Shares and Assets Valuation

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: scope of IHTA84/S255

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: HMRC law

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: disputed cases

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: delay by HMRC

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: instalment cases

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Determination of questions on previous view of the law: amendments after the change of practice

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Limitation of liability by lapse of time: statutory provisions

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Limitation of liability by lapse of time: provisional calculations

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Limitation of liability by lapse of time: property in the hands of purchasers

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Remissions: introduction

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Remissions: distinction between remissions and irrecoverable assessments

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Remissions: when a claim may be discharged

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Remission of interest: delay cases (Code of Practice)

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Remission of interest: procedure in delay cases

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Remission of interest: guidelines in delay cases

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19 March 2018 published amendments

Special rules: property accepted in satisfaction of tax

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Special rules: Scotland - legitim

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Special rules: settled property - sales and mortgages of reversionary interests

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Adjustment of tax paid: underpayments

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Adjustment of tax paid: repayments

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Reopening IHT liabilities: introduction

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Reopening IHT liabilities: procedure

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15 March 2018 published amendments

Lifetime cesser of a qualifying interest in possession: cesser taxable when made

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Instalment option: relevant property trusts

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Instalment option: woodlands

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Attribution process: introduction

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Attribution process: lifetime transfers

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End of instalment option: meaning of 'sold'

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End of instalment option: underwriting interests

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End of instalment option: chargeable transfers otherwise than on death

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Interest: introduction

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Rates of interest: background

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Rates of interest: the rates

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Rates of interest: the higher and lower rates before 16 December 1986

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Interest period: instalments without interest relief

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Interest period: instalments with interest relief

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Special rules: Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975

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Special rules: voidable transfers

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14 March 2018 published amendments

Transfers on death: meaning of 'unquoted' for instalments

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Transfers on death: control holdings of shares and securities

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Transfers on death: unquoted shares - undue hardship

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Transfers on death: unquoted shares - 20% tax test

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Potentially Exempt Transfers (PETs): deaths before 17 March 1987

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Transfers and other events on or after 17 March 1987: settled property

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Transfers and other events on or after 17 March 1987: the transferee

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Qualifying property (PETs): unquoted shares or securities - undue hardship

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Lifetime transfers chargeable when made: additional tax payable on death of transferor

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Lifetime transfers chargeable when made: previous legislation and lifetime transfers

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Lifetime transfers chargeable when made: qualifying property

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Gifts with reservation: deceased's residence

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Gifts with reservation: other qualifying property

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Lifetime cesser of a qualifying interest in possession: introduction

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Lifetime cesser of a qualifying interest in possession: cesser a PET

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13 March 2018 published amendments

Tax payable on taking out of grant: non-instalment option property

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Payment methods: payment by cheque

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Payment methods: payment by electronic transfer

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Payment methods: payment by national savings or government stock

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Payment methods: payment by IHT direct payment scheme

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Payment methods: payment by transfer of land or chattels

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Payment methods: payment out of tax repayments

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Instalment option: introduction

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Payment by instalments: when instalments are payable

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Payment by instalments: election

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Payment by instalments: request to elect for instalments after tax paid in one sum

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Payment by instalments: option where additional tax payable

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Transfers on death: introduction

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Transfers on death: categories of qualifying property

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Transfers on death: land

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Transfers on death: businesses and interests in businesses

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Transfers on death: shares and securities

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12 March 2018 published amendments

Liability on settled property: persons liable

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Definition and extent of liability (settled property): trustees

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Definition and extent of liability (settled property): persons other than trustees

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Definition and extent of liability (settled property): beneficiaries

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Definition and extent of liability (settled property): recipients of benefit

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The settlor: definitions

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The settlor: limitations on settlor's liability

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The settlor: PETs

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The settlor: death charge on lifetime transfers chargeable when made

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The settlor: settlement made before 11 December 1974

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Liability in special cases: heritage property

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Liability in special cases: discretionary trust charges and heritage property

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Liability in special cases: woodlands

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Liability in special cases: transfers by a close company

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Liability and payment of tax: general payment rule

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Due date for payment: death transfers

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Due date for payment: other charges arising on death

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Due date for payment: lifetime transfers chargeable when made

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Due date for payment: conditionally exempt property

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Due date for payment: woodlands

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Due date for payment: payment before due date

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Due date for payment: request to pay in advance

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Tax payable on taking out of grant: Inheritance tax rates

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9 March 2018 published amendments

6 March 2018 published amendments

Definition and extent of liability (PETs): transferee

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Definition and extent of liability (PETs): persons excluded

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Definition and extent of liability (PETs): persons liable under IHTA84/S199 (1)(c)

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Definition and extent of liability (PETs): objects of a relevant property trust

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5 March 2018 published amendments

Liability on death transfers: the persons liable

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Liability on death transfers: other unsettled property (except GWRs)

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Liability on death transfers: settled property in which deceased had a qualifying interest in possession

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Liability on death transfers: priorities

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Definition and extent of liability: personal representatives

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Definition and extent of liability: extent of a personal representative's liability

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Definition and extent of liability: nature of a personal representative's liability

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Definition and extent of liability: persons liable under IHTA84/S200 (1)(c)

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Definition and extent of liability: persons excluded

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Definition and extent of liability: property settled before the death

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Definition and extent of liability: particular situations

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Definition and extent of liability: policies effected by a person who dies domiciled outside the UK

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Liability on potentially exempt transfers (PETs): persons liable

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Liability on potentially exempt transfers (PETs): priorities

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Liability on potentially exempt transfers (PETs): recourse to transferor's personal representatives

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Liability on potentially exempt transfers (PETs): practice relating to personal representatives

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1 March 2018 published amendments

Liability and payment of tax: introduction

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Liability: introduction

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6 February 2018 published amendments

Change of Domicile: Deemed Domicile

Link to new deemed domicile rules from 6/4/17 added.

5 February 2018 published amendments

Domicile: Contents

New section on changes to the Inheritance Tax domicile rules in the Finance (No 2) Act 2017 added.

How Inheritance Tax is charged: contents

New section added on changes to treatment of certain types of excluded property in the Finance (No 2) Act 2017.

25 January 2018 published amendments

Certificates of tax deposit - introduction

Page updated to reflect closure of CTD scheme.

24 January 2018 published amendments

Payment methods: payment by certificates of tax deposit

Updated to note ending of CTD scheme and to correct contact details.

16 January 2018 published amendments

Proportionate charges: calculation of rate before first ten year anniversary

The values required to calculate the aggregate chargeable transfer have been updated.

2017

22 December 2017 published amendments

Agricultural relief: contents

New pages IHTM24212 and 24213 added to contents page.

15 December 2017 published amendments

Foreign property: valuation of assets: listed foreign shares

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: unlisted foreign shares

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: loss on sale of shares

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: fall in value relief

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: household and personal goods

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: foreign land or buildings: procedure

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: loss on sale of foreign land

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: fall in value relief on foreign land or buildings

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: deduction for administration of non-UK assets

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: conversion of foreign currency

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Foreign property: valuation of assets: claims for compensation

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Foreign property: blocked assets

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6 December 2017 published amendments

8 November 2017 published amendments

Qualifying investments: what are qualifying investments?

Reference to USM deleted as out of date.

7 November 2017 published amendments

Qualifying investments: Unlisted Securities Market (USM) shares

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Loss on sale of shares: contents

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Appropriate person: basic condition

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Appropriate person: separate claims by legal personal representatives and trustees

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Appropriate person: death of the legal personal representative or the trustee

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Appropriate person: Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) and Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

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Calculating the loss: what is an 'overall loss'?

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Calculating the loss: how is the loss calculated?

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Calculating the loss: value on death

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Calculating the loss: interest on government securities

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Calculating the loss: call

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Calculating the loss: sale value

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Calculating the loss: capital payments

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Changes in shareholdings: changes in the capitalisation of a company

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Changes in shareholdings: date of death value for the whole of a new holding

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Changes in shareholdings: date of death value for investments sold

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Changes in shareholdings: investments forming part of the new holding

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Changes in shareholdings: bonus issues

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Changes in shareholdings: renounced bonus issue

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Changes in shareholdings: rights issue

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Changes in shareholdings: rights sold

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Changes in shareholdings: rights taken up and sold

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Changes in shareholdings: rights not taken up or sold

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Changes in shareholdings: rights disposed of without consideration

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Changes in shareholdings: part of rights sold, balance taken up as shares

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Changes in shareholdings: acquisitions prior to sale

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Restrictions on relief for purchases: introduction

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Restrictions on relief for purchases: the restriction

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Restrictions on relief for purchases: purchases by the ‘appropriate’ person

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Restrictions on relief for purchases: purchases of ‘qualifying investments’

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Restrictions on relief for purchases: prior purchase of similar shares

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Restrictions on relief: part holdings comprised in the deceased’s estate

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Restrictions on relief: loss on sale is greater than the original date of death value

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Attribution of values to specific investments: summary

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Attribution of values to specific investments: payment of ‘call’

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Attribution of values to specific investments: changes in the capitalisation of a company

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Attribution of values to specific investments: purchases of qualifying investments

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Attribution of values to specific investments: example of how values are revised under IHTA84/S187(3)

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2 November 2017 published amendments

Qualifying investments: what are qualifying investments?

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Qualifying investments: non-qualifying investments

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Qualifying investments: shares temporarily suspended at the date of death

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Qualifying investments: share option schemes

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Qualifying investments: underwriting deposits

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Qualifying investments: unadministered estates

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Qualifying investments: reversionary interests

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Qualifying investments: shares held by a partnership

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Qualifying investments: foreign stock exchanges

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Qualifying investments: open ended investment companies (OEIC)

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Sales: the basic condition

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Sales: date of sale

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Sales: appropriations

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Sales: exchanges

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Sales: unsaleable investments

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Sales: suspension of shares

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Sales: cancellation of shares

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Sales: Special treatment of shares in Northern Rock & Bradford & Bingley

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1 November 2017 published amendments

Information notices: introduction

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Loss on sale of shares: summary

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Loss on sale of shares: background

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Loss on sale of shares: basic conditions

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Service/Compliance procedures: Introduction

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Loss on sale of shares: contents

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Service/Compliance procedures: key stages in dealing with a claim for relief (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: receiving a claim for relief (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: who is responsible for dealing with the claim?

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Service/Compliance procedures: is the claim for relief in the approved format?

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Service/Compliance procedures: has form IHT 35 been completed correctly?

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Service/Compliance procedures: checking the claim for relief? (chart)

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Service/Compliance Group procedures: are the shareholdings appropriate for including in the claim? (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: initial check of the value of shares included in the claim? (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: checking form IHT 35

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Service/Compliance Group procedures: are additional valuation checks required? (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: mandatory referrals to FACET

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Service/Compliance procedures: other referrals to FACET

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Service/Compliance procedures: summary of checks made in FACET

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Service/Compliance procedures: agreeing the claim for relief (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: raising enquiries

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Service/Compliance procedures: sale price unacceptable

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Service/Compliance procedures: finalising the relief (chart)

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Service/Compliance procedures: what to do once the relief is agreed

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Service/Compliance procedures: provisional relief

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Service/Compliance procedures: finalising the relief

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Service/Compliance procedures: notifying tax offices of revised values

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Service/Compliance procedures: claiming relief for underwriting interests

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Service/Compliance procedures: dealing with claims for relief on underwriting deposits

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FACET procedures: introduction

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FACET procedures: why are forms IHT 35 sent to FACET?

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FACET procedures: summary of checks made in FACET (chart)

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FACET procedures: is the form IHT 35 appropriate for FACET to consider?

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FACET procedures: what checks should you make if a substantial loss has been claimed?

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FACET procedures: what you should do if one or more of the questions at 2 or 3 are answered ‘Yes’

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FACET procedures: non-mandatory referrals from caseworkers

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FACET procedures: suspended or cancelled shares

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FACET procedures: purchase of shares

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FACET procedures: exchanges

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FACET procedures: capital payments

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FACET procedures: call

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FACET procedures: changes in shareholdings

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FACET procedures: bonus issues

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FACET procedures: rights issues

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FACET procedures: options

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FACET procedures: limitations on loss of sale of shares relief

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26 October 2017 published amendments

Other issues: the rate of tax on exit charges from relevant property trusts which include TNRB before the first ten year anniversary

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Other issues: valuing the first estate, ascertained valued for CGT

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Other issues: effect of clearance certificates

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Other issues: disclosure of TNRB calculations to other liable persons

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Claims and time limits: how to make a claim

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25 October 2017 published amendments

Dealing with a claim: action in Compliance Group

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Transferable nil-rate band: - contents

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Dealing with a claim: points for Compliance Group

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Dealing with a claim: partially or unconstituted nil rate band trusts

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how the amount to be transferred is calculated

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how the amount to be transferred is calculated where there is a lifetime transfer

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how the amount to be transferred is calculated where the first estate is less than the IHT nil rate band on the first death

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how the amount to be transferred is calculated where the first estate is less than the IHT nil rate band on the first death and with a lifetime transfer

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how there may still be an amount to be transferred even though IHT is paid as a result of the death

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: interaction of ability to transfer unused nil rate band with double taxation conventions, double taxation relief and successive charges relief

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: how to reflect the increased nil rate band on COMPASS

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: survivor has been married to more than one spouse or been in more than one civil partnership

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: survivor has been married to more than one spouse or been in more than one civil partnership; limitation at 100%

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: survivor was married to or in a civil partnership with someone who was entitled to TNRB from an earlier death

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: survivor was married to or in a civil partnership with someone who was entitled to TNRB from an earlier death; limitation at 100%

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Basic principles: divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: chargeable lifetime transfers by the second spouse or civil partner

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: survivor was married to or in civil partnership with someone who was entitled to TNRB from an earlier death, where no claim was made on the earlier death

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: simultaneous deaths

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Calculating the transferable nil rate band: legitim

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Domicile: domicile of first spouse or civil partner to die

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Domicile: calculation where the domicile of the survivor at the first death is outside the UK

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Interaction with conditional exemption and woodlands relief: conditionally exempt property or woodlands in the estate of the first spouse or civil partner to die

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Interaction with conditional exemption and woodlands relief: recapture charge arising before the death of the survivor

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Interaction with conditional exemption and woodlands relief: recapture charge arising after the death of the survivor

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: deceased’s estate includes funds in an alternatively secured pension

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: calculations where the deceased’s estate includes funds in an alternatively secured pension

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: restriction of nil rate band on recapture charge

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: calculation of recapture charge on scheme member’s death and TNRB where spouse’s death triggers the recapture charge.

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: calculation of recapture charge on scheme member’s death where spouse dies and TNRB has been claimed before the recapture charge is triggered.

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Interaction with alternatively secured pensions: calculation of recapture charge on scheme member’s death and TNRB where spouse dies after the recapture charge.

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Other issues: application when the first death occurred under Estate Duty and Capital Transfer Tax

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Other issues: penalties for incorrect claim for transferable nil rate band

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Other issues: settling the amount of unused TNRB at the first death

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Other issues: requests to revise values included on the first death

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Other issues: excepted estates and transferable nil rate band

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24 October 2017 published amendments

19 October 2017 published amendments

Claims and time limits: how to make a claim

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Claims and time limits: time limits

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Claims and time limits: claims by people other than the personal representatives

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Claims and time limits: late claims

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Dealing with a claim: reviewing form IHT402 and form IHT216

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Dealing with a claim: action in Risk: first death before 9 October 2007

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Transferable nil-rate band: - contents

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Dealing with a claim: action in Risk: first death on or after 9 October 2007

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18 October 2017 published amendments

Basic principles: introduction

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Basic principles: focus is on the extent to which the nil rate band is unused

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Basic principles: what constitutes a valid marriage?

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Basic principles: what equivalent arrangements to civil partnerships are recognised in the UK?

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28 September 2017 published amendments

Distribution from a relevant property trust settled by will: introduction

Title of page changed from 'set up by will' to 'settled by will' to match titles of other pages in this sub-section of chapter 35 of the IHTM.

Reduced rate for gifts to charity: calculating the baseline amount: introduction

Added text to show that RNRB does not impact the calculation of the baseline amount.

Basic Principles: general overview

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19 September 2017 published amendments

Pre-owned assets: specific avoidance schemes: land - home loan or double trust scheme

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14 September 2017 published amendments

Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: example of an order under s.10

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: orders staying or dismissing proceedings

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: claims settled without a Court Order

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: settled property

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Legitim: introduction

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Provisions relating to Legitim: the basic rule in s.147

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Provisions relating to Legitim: alternative to the basic rule

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Provisions relating to Legitim: what is an appropriate case?

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Provisions relating to Legitim: notice of election

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Provisions relating to Legitim: action on receipt of an election

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Provisions relating to Legitim: writing to those entitled to claim legitim

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Provisions relating to Legitim: IHT consequences of an election under s.147(4)

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Provisions relating to Legitim: example of the consequences of an election under s.147(4)

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the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: persons who may apply

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the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: orders the Court can make

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the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: net estate for I(PFD)A 1975 purposes

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Pre-owned Assets

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13 September 2017 published amendments

IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: effect of coming within s.142

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IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: increased exemption

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IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: increased tax as result of instrument executed before 1 August 2002

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IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: effect of not coming within s.142

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IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: excepted estates

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IHT implications of an Instrument of Variation: increased tax as result of instrument executed on or after 1 August 2002

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Disclaimers: introduction

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Disclaimers: IHT requirements

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Disclaimers: what you should do when you receive a disclaimer

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Disclaimers: dead beneficiaries

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Disclaimers: interests in settled property

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Disclaimers: class-closing rules

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Compliance with a testator's request: introduction

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Compliance with a testator's request: what you should do if you are notified of a transfer

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Compliance with a testator's request: transfers of land and to charity

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Distribution from a relevant property trust settled by will: introduction

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Distribution from a relevant property trust settled by Will: when s.144 applies

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Distribution from a relevant property trust settled by Will: what you should do if you receive a deed of appointment

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Distribution from a relevant property trust settled by Will: IHT implications

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Surviving spouse or civil partner elects to take a lump sum on intestacy (England and Wales)

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: introduction

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: orders under s.2

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: orders under ss. 8 & 9 I(PFD)A 1975

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Orders under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975: orders under s.10 I(PFD)A 1975

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12 September 2017 published amendments

Property redirected to the spouse or civil partner: limited interest slightly longer than two years

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Consideration brought in from outside the estate

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Does the variation affect another estate?

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Property redirected to a charity: redirection to a charity by an individual

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Property redirected to a charity: Gift Aid relief

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Property redirected to a charity: redirection to a charity by a non-qualifying body

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Property redirected to a charity: requirement to notify IoV to charity

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Trust created by a variation: introduction

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Trust created by a variation: procedure when a trust is created

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Trust created by a variation: short term interests disregarded

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Trust created by a variation: distribution before the end of the short term interest

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Procedure on completing form IOV1

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11 September 2017 published amendments

Who should make the instruments?: income between two deaths

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Who should make the instrument?: limited interests

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Who should make the instrument?: interests of persons not party to the instrument (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

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Who should make the instrument?: interests of persons not party to the instrument (Scotland)

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Who should make the instrument?: examples where the interests of persons not party to the instrument are affected

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Who should make the instrument?: women past the age of child-bearing

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Has an election been made?: introduction

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Has an election been made?: requirements for a valid election

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Has an election been made?: form of an election

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Has an election been made?: persons making the instrument

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Has an election been made?: personal representatives

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Alterations to the devolution of an estate: contents

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Has an election been made?: the six month time limit

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Has an election been made?: late elections

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Has a statement of intent been included?

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Has Stamp Duty exemption been claimed?

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Meaning of estate for s.142: introduction

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Meaning of estate for s.142: settled property

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Meaning of estate for s.142: partnerships

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How many variations can be attempted?: introduction

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How many variations can be attempted?: second variation affecting the same property

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How many variations can be attempted?: variations affecting the different items of property

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How many variations can be attempted?: special power of appointment, power of enlargement or advancement

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How many variations can be attempted?: link between s.142 and s.144

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How many variations can be attempted?: rectification of errors

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Property redirected to the spouse or civil partner: introduction

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Property redirected to the spouse or civil partner: variations and joint property

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Property redirected to the spouse or civil partner: gifts back to original beneficiaries

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Property redirected to the spouse or civil partner: redirection of excluded property

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8 September 2017 published amendments

Published guidelines: Statement of Intent must be included where instrument executed on or after 1 August 2002

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Published guidelines: Calculation of additional tax and form IOV2

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Form IOV1: introduction

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Form IOV1: when a variation can be made

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Who should make the instrument? : introduction

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Who should make the instrument?: dead beneficiaries

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7 September 2017 published amendments

Alterations to the devolution of an estate: introduction

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Alterations to the devolution of an estate: provisions which relate to changes in the devolution of an estate

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Instruments of Variation: introduction

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Instruments of Variation: time limits

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Published guidelines: introduction

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Published guidelines: examples where the destination of property must be varied

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Published guidelines: notice of election must be given where instrument executed before 1 August 2002

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1 September 2017 published amendments

Overview of agricultural relief: Reviewing the information

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31 August 2017 published amendments

Other issues: Sugar Beet Quotas

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30 August 2017 published amendments

Investigating accounts and principles of valuation: contents

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Taxpayer and Third Party (Information) Notices

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23 August 2017 published amendments

22 August 2017 published amendments

Investigating accounts and principles of valuation: summary

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Investigating accounts: purpose

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Investigating accounts: general approach

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Investigating accounts: best practice

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Investigating accounts: estimated values

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Investigating accounts: exempt or partly exempt estates

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Investigating accounts: reviewing replies

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Investigating accounts and principles of valuation: contents

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Investigating accounts: meetings with taxpayers

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Investigating accounts: failure to reach an agreement with taxpayers

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Raising enquiries: when to make your initial enquiries

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Raising enquiries: purpose and aims

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Raising enquiries

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14 August 2017 published amendments

Stocks and shares: valuation: ISAs

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11 August 2017 published amendments

Stocks and shares: valuation: Stock Exchange Listings

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Stocks and shares: valuation: shares

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Stocks and shares: valuation: UK government securities and municipal securities

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Stocks and shares: valuation: unit trusts

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Stocks and shares: valuation: ISAs

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Stocks and shares: valuation: additional quotation markings

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Stocks and shares: valuation: capitalisation issues

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Stocks and shares: valuation: rights issues

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Stocks and shares: listed stocks, shares and investments: other issues: dividends

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Stocks and shares: unlisted shares: what are unlisted shares?

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Stocks and shares: unlisted shares: unlisted securities

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Stocks and shares: BES/EIS/VCT/EZ/Property Enterprise Trust: introduction

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Stocks and shares: BES/EIS/VCT/EZ/Property Enterprise Trust: identifying investments in the schemes

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Stocks and shares: Share Option Schemes: what is a Share Option Scheme?

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Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: the alternative markets

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Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: business relief

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Stocks and shares: investments on alternative markets: instalments

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27 June 2017 published amendments

24 April 2017 published amendments

More detailed guidance: inherited

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20 April 2017 published amendments

Downsizing: general principles

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12 April 2017 published amendments

7 April 2017 published amendments

19 January 2017 published amendments

Clearance certificates: summary

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Clearance certificates: what are clearance certificates?

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Clearance certificates: who can apply for clearance certificates?

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Clearance certificates: who is covered by a clearance certificate?

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Clearance certificates: when can an application for clearance be made?

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Clearance certificates: what is not covered by a clearance certificate?

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Procedures for dealing with an application for clearance: is a certificate appropriate?

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Procedures for dealing with an application for clearance: is the application in the approved format

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Is the application for clearance premature? : general

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Is the application for clearance premature?: full details of the estate not known

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Checking form IHT 30: sections A, B, C and D

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Checking form IHT 30: section E

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Checking form IHT 30: section F

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Section G: checking applicants signatures on form IHT 30

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Section G: signatures of corporate or public trustees on form IHT 30

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Section G: signatures of attorneys on form IHT 30

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Conditions to be satisfied before certifying the IHT 30: general

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Conditions to be satisfied before certifying the IHT 30: tax not paid at another title

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Qualifying the certificate: instalments

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Qualifying the certificate: timber

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Qualifying the certificate: conditionally exempt property

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Qualifying the certificate: blocked foreign assets

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: changes to the value of assets

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: additional assets

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: fraud or failure to disclose material facts

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: sales of land or buildings

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: sales of unquoted shares

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: form IHT30 was applied for prematurely

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Changes after the issue of the clearance certificate: statutory amendments to the estate

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2016

10 November 2016 published amendments

19 October 2016 published amendments

18 October 2016 published amendments

Business relief: Investment businesses: Holiday lettings

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Business relief: Investment businesses: Other lettings

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30 September 2016 published amendments

25 August 2016 published amendments

Interest in unadministered estates: effect on reliefs

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Interest in unadministered estates: gifts of residue

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Interest in unadministered estates: payment by instalments

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Quick succession relief: summary

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Quick succession relief: when the relief applies

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24 August 2016 published amendments

Interest in unadministered estates and QSR: contents

Removes duplicated guidance

Interest in unadministered estates and QSR: introduction

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Interest in unadministered estates: summary

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Interest in unadministered estates: Valuation aspects

Revision of text following general update.

11 August 2016 published amendments

Lifetime transfers: Replacement property (other than shares or securities)

Correction of guidance in penultimate paragraph to correctly reflect legislation in IHTA84/S124B (1)(b).

4 August 2016 published amendments

Succession: Simultaneous deaths (commorientes): Death of elder

Text updated to reflect the effect for IHTA84/ S4(2) of survivorship clauses in Wills.