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If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…
You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…
You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…
You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…
Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…
Use the IHT417 with form IHT400 if the deceased had a permanent home in the UK when they died but had assets outside the UK.
Use the IHT403 with form IHT400 if the deceased had given away or 'transferred' any assets, such as cash, property or land.
Use the IHT419 if you have included a deduction on form IHT400 for any loans, overdrafts, or money spent on behalf of the deceased that is to be repaid out of the estate.
Use this form with IHT400 if the deceased received or had made arrangements to get a pension other than the State Pension.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Kazakhstan.
What to do following the death of a joint, sole or last surviving proprietor of a registered estate, charge or mortgage (practice guide 6).
Ffurflen i ganolwyr meddygol awdurdodi amlosgi plentyn marw-anedig.
Dealing with the affairs of a debtor who dies during the bankruptcy process or the estate of a deceased insolvent
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