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Overview
- How Inheritance Tax works: thresholds, rules and allowances
- Tax on property, money and shares you inherit
- Trusts and taxes
Valuing the estate
- How to value an estate for Inheritance Tax and report its value
- Shares and assets valuations for tax purposes
- Report the value of the estate to HMRC for Inheritance Tax
Probate
Paying HMRC
Tax rates
- Rates and allowances: Inheritance Tax thresholds and interest rates
- Check if an estate qualifies for the Inheritance Tax residence nil rate band
- Work out and apply the residence nil rate band for Inheritance Tax
- Transferring unused residence nil rate band for Inheritance Tax
Reliefs
- Business Relief for Inheritance Tax
- Agricultural Relief for Inheritance Tax
- Inheritance Tax: Double Taxation Relief
Forms and calculators
Detailed guidance
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