Written Question·Treasury·UIN 33656
Armed Forces: Inheritance Tax
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of changes to the taxation rules on death-in-service benefits on service families.
Answer
James MurrayThere is a long-standing full exemption from inheritance tax when a member of the armed forces dies from a wound inflicted, accident occurring, or disease contracted on active service in certain circumstances. There is also an exemption for service person...
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