Written Question·Treasury·UIN 39280

Inheritance Tax: Tax Thresholds

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal DemocratMid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of threshold for the payment of Inheritance Tax on families with assets worth over £1 million.

Answer

James Murray
Inheritance tax is a wealth transfer tax charged on the estate (the property, money, and possessions) of someone who has died. In the latest available tax year (2021-22), 4.39% of all UK deaths were liable to inheritance tax. The tax liability is on the e...

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