FAQs - Personal Representative (Executor)
Q. Which tax office should I contact?
A. If you know which tax office dealt with the deceased's tax affairs then you should contact that one. The address and tax reference may be among his or her papers, for instance on recent tax forms or letters from us.
If you do not know which tax office dealt with the deceased's tax affairs you should:
- ask their former employer or pension payer, if they had one, to provide you with the tax office and tax reference details
- contact the tax office nearest to the place of business, if the deceased was self-employed.
Otherwise, contact the tax office nearest to the deceased's home address. It will help if you can tell us the deceased's National Insurance number, which you may find on a pension or pay slip.
You may also have dealings with HM Revenue & Customs Inheritance Tax who administer Inheritance Tax.
