Fill in this form where the person who has died (‘the deceased’) was domiciled (had their permanent home) in the UK at the date of death and the gross value of the estate for Inheritance Tax is less than or equal to:

You’ll need to use the print and post form (IHT205) if the person died on or after 6 April 2011, and on or before 31 December 2021, and the estate is unlikely to pay Inheritance Tax.

Complete and send the IHT205 form if the person died on or before 31 December 2021 and the estate is unlikely to pay Inheritance Tax.

1.5 1.6 1.7 IHT205(2011) Notes ReadthenotesinbookletIHT206(2011)tohelpyoufillin thisform.

Read the notes in the booklet IHT206 Notes (2006–2011) to help you fill in this form.

Learn how to complete IHT205 for an excepted estate, from checking eligibility and valuing assets to claiming nil-rate bands and submitting to HMRC.

The IHT205 (Return of Estate Information) is used for excepted estates — estates below the IHT threshold with no complex elements. Since 2022, most excepted estates in England and Wales complete the return online as part of the online probate application rather than on a paper IHT205.

Download form IHT205 Return of estate information / Probate Forms / February 15, 2023 / Prescribed probate forms

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