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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.
To find out if there’s Inheritance Tax to pay, you need to value the…
Before you can value the deceased’s money, property and possessions (their…
You need an estimate of the estate’s value (the deceased’s money, property…
Before you report the value of the estate (the deceased’s money, property…
You must report the value of the estate to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep certain records after you value an estate. HM Revenue and…
Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.
What Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is, how to work it out, current CGT rates and how to pay.
Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the profit when you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You pay Capital Gains Tax on the gain when you sell (or ‘dispose of’):…
You only have to pay Capital Gains Tax on your overall gains above your…
There are special rules for Capital Gains Tax on gifts or assets you…
You need to pay Capital Gains Tax when you sell an asset if your total…
You do not get a bill for Capital Gains Tax. You must work out if your…
You pay a different rate of tax on gains from residential property than…
You can report losses on a chargeable asset to HM Revenue and Customs…
You need to collect records to work out your gains and fill in your tax…
Your gain is usually the difference between what you paid for your asset…
Tax and reporting rules for employers who make assets available to employees
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.
Tax and reporting rules for assets bought, sold or given
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...
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
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
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