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IHT Form Route-Planner

After a death · Step VI

Which IHT route does this estate actually need? Since 1 January 2022 an excepted estate reports on the probate application itself — this planner tests the estate by asset type and value, and sends you to the full IHT400 only when it is genuinely required.

CategoryExecutor & probate
JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Edition2026
AccessFree — no account required
FormatPDF, A4
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Which IHT route does this estate actually need? Since 1 January 2022 an excepted estate reports on the probate application itself — this planner tests the estate by asset type and value, and sends you to the full IHT400 only when it is genuinely required.

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IHT Form Route-Planner · Edition 2026 · England & Wales
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