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If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…
You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…
You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…
You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…
Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Find out if Inheritance Tax is due on assets transferred in or out of a trust and on certain trusts at each 10 year anniversary.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.
Register your trust online if you’re a trustee.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the International Criminal Court
The government has set a new statutory legacy sum in accordance with the reforms made in the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014.
Register your client’s trust online if you’re a tax agent or adviser.
A trust is a way of managing assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people - types of trust, how they are taxed, where to get help.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Complete this label and attach it to the envelope containing your last will and testament when you send it to HMCTS to be stored.
Use supplementary pages SA107 to record income you received from a trust, settlement or deceased person's estate on your SA100 tax return.
On 9 March 2024, the Government announced the introduction of The Elizabeth Emblem. This commemorative emblem is awarded as a mark of recognition to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible...
Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
This second report makes recommendations to make substantive aspects of the design of Inheritance Tax simpler, more intuitive and easier to operate.
Use the online service to update details of your trust, declare no changes, authorise an agent, get proof of registration or close a trust on the trust register.
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