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Inheritance Tax statistics: Table 12.6 - assets in estates with tax liabilities by gender, age and marital status of deceased

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death in tax year 2019 to 2020 which were liable to Inheritance Tax.

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This table includes all estates on HMRC’s databases for people who died in the tax year 2019 to 2020 and were liable for an Inheritance Tax charge. It shows how many of the estates owned each type of asset and the total value of these assets.

Estates are broken down by gender, age and marital status of the deceased

Published 30 July 2015
Last updated 28 July 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated the tables with data for tax year 2019 to 2020.

  2. Updated the tables with data for tax year 2018 to 2019.

  3. Updated the tables with data for tax year 2017 to 2018.

  4. Updated the tables with data for tax year 2016 to 2017.

  5. Updated table document to reflect new receipts data for tax year 2017 to 2018 and more detailed estates data for tax year 2015 to 2016

  6. Updated the table with data for tax year 2014 to 2015.

  7. Updated the table with data for deaths in tax year 2013 to 2014.

  8. First published.