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Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
When you have to pay Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty or Inheritance Tax on money, shares or property you inherit
You do not usually owe any tax on an inheritance at the time you inherit…
You do not usually have to pay Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax immediately…
You do not pay Stamp Duty, Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax immediately if…
You do not usually have to pay any Stamp Duty or tax when you inherit…
How to work out and apply the residence nil rate band (RNRB) for Inheritance Tax in different circumstances.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
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