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Inheritance Tax: return of estate information for deaths before 6 April 2011

Use the appropriate 'return of estate information' (form IHT205) for the year in which the person died, before 6 April 2011, if the estate is not likely to pay Inheritance Tax.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 4 April 2014
• Last updated: 1 September 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Return of estate information for deaths between 1 September 2006 and 5 April 2011

PDF, 338 KB, 4 pages

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Completion notes for deaths between 1 September 2006 and 5 April 2011

PDF, 179 KB, 40 pages

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Return of estate information for deaths between 6 April 2004 and 31 August 2006

PDF, 233 KB, 4 pages

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Completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2004 and 31 August 2006

PDF, 212 KB, 24 pages

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Annex to notes for deaths between 6 April 2004 and 31 August 2006

PDF, 111 KB, 14 pages

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Short form for personal applicants of return of estate information for deaths between 6 April 2003 and 5 April 2004

PDF, 196 KB, 6 pages

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Completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2003 and 5 April 2004

PDF, 177 KB, 24 pages

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Addendum for use with completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2003 and 5 April 2004

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Short form for personal applicants of return of estate information for deaths between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

PDF, 174 KB, 6 pages

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Completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

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Addendum for use with completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

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Short form for personal applicants of return of estate information for deaths between 6 April 2000 and 5 April 2002

PDF, 166 KB, 4 pages

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Completion notes for deaths between 6 April 2000 and 5 April 2002

PDF, 162 KB, 17 pages

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Addendum for use with completion notes for deaths before 5 April 2002

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Details

Use the appropriate form and notes if the person died on or before 5 April 2011 and the estate is unlikely to pay Inheritance Tax.

If the person died on or after 6 April 2011 you should use the postal form IHT205 2011 .

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Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 1 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 1 September 2023

   Reference to the online service has been removed as this service was closed on the 31 December 2022.

2. 4 April 2014

   First published.