Executor completing IHT400 inheritance tax return guidance form at desk with pen and documents

Complete IHT400 Guidance for UK Inheritance Tax Returns

There’s a particular dread that descends when someone hands you the IHT400 guidance notes for the first time. You’re grieving. You’re exhausted. And now HMRC wants a 16-page inheritance tax return, plus potentially a dozen supplementary schedules, all within a strict deadline. Welcome to being an executor. The IHT400 is the main form executors use […]

Family reviewing inheritance tax documents with 40% tax rate calculation, showing UK inheritance tax planning challenges for middle-income households

Inheritance Tax: How Much Will You Really Pay?

Here’s something nobody tells you at dinner parties: inheritance tax isn’t just for the wealthy anymore. I’ve watched too many families discover this the hard way—right when they’re grieving, already overwhelmed, and suddenly facing a tax bill that could’ve been avoided (or at least reduced) with a bit of planning. The problem? Most people think […]