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Learn more about Inheritance Tax, including how to value an estate, applying for probate and when to pay.

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What Inheritance Tax is

Watch a video to find out more about Inheritance Tax.

What is Inheritance Tax?

How and when to pay Inheritance Tax

Watch a video to find out more about how and when to pay Inheritance Tax.

How and when do I pay Inheritance Tax when someone has died?

Check if you need to apply for probate

Watch a video to find out what probate is and whether you need to apply.

Check if you need to apply for probate.

How to value an estate

Watch a video to find out more about how to value an estate for Inheritance Tax.

How do I value the estate of someone who’s died?

Check if you need to complete an Inheritance Tax return

Watch a video to find out If you need to fill in an Inheritance Tax return (IHT400).

Do I need to complete an Inheritance Tax return (IHT400)?

More information

Find out more about Inheritance Tax on GOV.UK.

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Updates to this page

Published 26 May 2022
Last updated 8 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated a new link for the video about checking if you need to apply for probate.

  2. A YouTube video about checking to see if you need to complete an Inheritance Tax return has been added.

  3. Information about the HMRC help and support email service has been added.

  4. First published.

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