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You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Find out the rules for transferring the basic tax-free allowance (nil rate band) to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
Request an Inheritance Tax reference number to go with form IHT100 if you owe Inheritance Tax on a trust or lifetime transfer.
Use the IHT100a event form with form IHT100 if you're telling us about a gift or other transfer of value on a trust on which Inheritance Tax is payable.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
Use the IHT411 with the IHT400 to give details of any shares or stock the deceased owned.
Use the D35 supplementary pages with form IHT100 to give details of household and personal goods involved in a 'chargeable event'.
Use the D39 supplementary pages with form IHT100 to give details of any overseas assets included in a 'chargeable event' (but do not include foreign shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange).
Give details of assets that became the property of the personal representatives and apply for a grant of representation in Northern Ireland.
Use IHT415 with form IHT400 if the deceased had a right to an inheritance in an estate of someone else who died before them, but which they had not received before they died.
Use the IHT418 with form IHT400 if the deceased had a right to benefit from a trust.
Use form IHT38 to claim relief if you're liable for Inheritance Tax on the value of land or buildings that were part of the deceased's estate if you sell the land or buildings at a loss.
Use form IHT100 and supplementary pages D31 to D40 to tell HMRC about chargeable events when Inheritance Tax is payable on a trust or gift.
How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
Inheritance Tax: spouses and civil partners domiciled overseas
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 IHT207 for probate if the deceased's estate is an 'excepted estate' and the person died on or after 1 September 2006 with their permanent home abroad and limited assets in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Use form C5 (OUK) with form C1 Confirmation if the deceased’s estate is an ‘excepted estate’ and the person died on or after 1 September 2006.
Use form IHT70 to claim business relief from Inheritance Tax on contributions into an employee benefit trust.
Use the D33 supplementary pages with form IHT100 to tell us about any debts owed to the transferor.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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