Tag: inheritance tax
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Do You Need to File a Tax Return After Someone Dies? Final Return vs Estate Return Explained (UK 2025)
A simple UK guide explaining when you need to file a tax return after someone dies. Covers the difference between a final return and an estate return, rental income during probate, CGT, and the records executors must keep.
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Selling an Inherited Property: Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax & What HMRC Expect (UK 2025 Guide)
A clear UK guide explaining the tax rules when you sell an inherited property in 2025. Learn how probate value works, when Capital Gains Tax applies, what records HMRC expect, and how to calculate CGT when multiple beneficiaries inherit together.
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What To Do When Someone Dies: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide (UK 2025)
A practical, compassionate guide explaining what to do when someone dies in the UK — including HMRC notifications, property issues, rental income, probate steps, tax returns, and the documents families need during the process.
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Receiving Inheritance from Abroad – What UK Residents Need to Know
A clear guide for UK residents who receive inheritance from abroad. Learn when UK tax applies, how domicile affects IHT, and what income or gains you may need to declare when inherited assets start generating money.
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How the 10-Year and Exit Charges Work on Trusts (Including 18–25 and Disabled Beneficiaries)
Understanding the 10-year and exit charges on trusts can be confusing. This article explains how they work in plain English — including the rules for 18–25 and disabled beneficiary trusts — and what trustees need to do to stay compliant with HMRC’s inheritance tax rules.
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Gifting Property to Your Children (UK 2025/26) – Full Guide
This complete five-part guide explains everything you need to know about gifting property to your children in the UK — from Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax to the 7-year rule, Gift With Reservation, and trust-based planning options.
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Gift With Reservation – Why Living in a Gifted Property Can Backfire
If you gift your home but continue living in it rent-free, HMRC may treat it as still yours. Learn how the Gift With Reservation rule works — and how to avoid losing Inheritance Tax relief.
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Inheritance Tax and the 7-Year Rule – What You Need to Know
The 7-year rule can remove gifts from your estate for Inheritance Tax, but only if you survive long enough — and don’t keep using the property. Learn how taper relief and HMRC’s “gift with reservation” rules apply.
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What Counts as a Gift in the Eyes of HMRC?
Many parents want to share property with children during their lifetime to avoid disputes later. But HMRC has strict rules on what counts as a gift. Learn how Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and the settlements rule apply, and avoid costly mistakes when gifting or transferring property.