Research and statistics

This table includes estimated numbers of estates liable to Inheritance Tax in tax year 2020 to 2021 by Westminster Parliamentary constituencies.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table includes estimates of the tax due and the number of estates liable to tax on death in tax year 2020 to 2021 by geographical region.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table provides statistics for the charges paid by taxpaying trusts, by the type of the asset transferred into, out of, or contained within the trust.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table provides statistics for the charges paid by taxpaying trusts, by the size of the asset transferred into, out of, or contained within the trust.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death in tax year 2020 to 2021 which were liable to Inheritance Tax.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death by gender, age and marital status of deceased in tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death by range of asset and tax liability in tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table gives the number of estates passing on death and the amount of tax liability by estate band in the tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This publication describes the National Statistics for Inheritance Tax in the UK.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table shows exemptions and reliefs claimed by estates above the Inheritance Tax threshold up to tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

Following the outcome of a consultation on changes to HMRC statistics, we have reordered the tables in the inheritance tax liabilities statistics publication.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 July 2023

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death by range of asset and tax liability in tax year 2019 to 2020.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table presents an analysis of the assets held in taxpaying discretionary trusts up to tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

The coverage of these statistics will need to change in future releases following a recent reporting requirement change for non-taxpaying estates.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table gives the number of estates passing on death and the amount of tax liability by estate band up to tax year 2019 to 2020.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table includes estimated numbers of estates liable to Inheritance Tax in tax year 2019 to 2020, by Westminster Parliamentary constituencies.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

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

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table includes estimated numbers of estates liable to tax on death in tax year 2019 to 2020 by local administrative units.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death by gender, age and marital status of deceased in tax year 2019 to 2020.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022

This table presents an analysis of the assets held in taxpaying discretionary trusts up to tax year 2020 to 2021.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Inheritance Tax liabilities statistics
• Organisation: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 28 July 2022