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Free and impartial help with money and pensions.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.

• What you need to do

  To find out if there’s Inheritance Tax to pay, you need to value the…

• Identify assets and debts

  Before you can value the deceased’s money, property and possessions (their…

• Estimate the estate’s value

  You need an estimate of the estate’s value (the deceased’s money, property…

• Check if you need to send full details of the estate

  Before you report the estate’s value (the deceased’s money, property and…

• If Inheritance Tax is due or full details are needed

  You must report the value of the estate to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

• Records

  You must keep certain records after you value an estate. HM Revenue and…

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• Updated: 28 February 2025

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• Updated: 9 October 2024