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Inheritance Tax: election for Inheritance Tax to apply to asset previously owned (IHT500)

Use form IHT500 if you pay Income Tax on a property or asset you previously owned but still benefit from and you instead want the property to be treated as part of your estate for Inheritance Tax purposes.

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Inheritance Tax: election for Inheritance Tax to apply to asset previously owned (IHT500)

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Notes for completion of form IHT500 (IHT501)

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Use form IHT500 if you pay Income Tax on a property or asset you previously owned but still benefit from and you want the property to be treated as part of your estate for Inheritance Tax purposes instead.

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Updates to this page

Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 28 October 2021 + show all updates
  1. Added a new address to send the election form to once completed.

  2. First published.

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