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Largest Passivhaus affordable housing scheme in the North West completed by ECF
Apply for probate or confirmation if there's Inheritance Tax to pay, or if the deceased's estate does not qualify as an 'excepted estate'.
Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor
Guidance and forms covering trusts and estates. Including how to work out what's taxable, register and manage your details.
Documents, certificates and letters available at British embassy in Egypt.
Use the IHT403 with form IHT400 if the deceased had given away or 'transferred' any assets, such as cash, property or land.
Find all forms and guides relating to trusts and estates, including tax returns, Inheritance Tax, Income Tax and trust income.
With all magistrates’ and Crown courts now using the new case management system, HMCTS has achieved another major milestone.
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
How to apply to remove a trustee’s legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation).
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
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 form D34 supplementary pages with form IHT100 if the trust transfer included any dealings relating to life assurance policies.
Use supplementary pages SA907 to declare charity status on the SA900 Trust and Estate Tax Return.
Use supplementary pages SA904 to record foreign income and capital gains on the SA900 Trust and Estate Tax Return.
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