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Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
Form TASD121: Response to Application for Direction for Succession Tenancy on Death.
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
Form TASD111: Notice of Application for Direction for Succession Tenancy on Death.
Form CH27: Handing out testamentary documents for examination.
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Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Use the IHT406 with form IHT400 to give details of any National Savings and Investments, Premium Bonds, bank or building society accounts that the deceased held in their sole name that were in credit at the date of death.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
Use the IHT404 with form IHT400 to give details of all UK assets the deceased owned jointly with another person.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Find out which gifts count towards the value of the estate, how to value them and work out how much Inheritance Tax may be due.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Edwin Johnson & Judge Jonathan Cannan on 04 March 2024
If you're an ISA manager, check how to manage additional permitted subscriptions for a surviving spouse or civil partner of a deceased investor.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
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