Inheritance tax receipts in the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 8.25 billion British pounds in 2024/25, compared with 7.5 billion pounds in the previous financial year.

In 2024/25, tax receipts from inheritance tax in the United Kingdom were estimated to have reached 8.3 billion British pounds. Receipts from this type of tax are expected to continue growing, reaching 14.3 billion pounds by 2029/30.

Provides information on Inheritance Tax (IHT) cash receipts from estates and trusts and values of non-cash settlements of IHT liabilities. Previously listed under 'Revenue-based Taxes and Benefits: Inheritance Tax'.

Source agency: HM Revenue and Customs

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Inheritance Tax: Analysis of Receipts

Provides general information on all HMRC taxes, including tax receipts, the number of taxpayers, personal tax credits, child benefit and estimates of the cost of tax expenditures and structural relief.

Source agency: HM Revenue and Customs

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Revenue Based Taxes

United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Inland Revenue Duties: Inheritance Tax data was reported at 506.897 GBP mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 486.705 GBP mn for May 2018. United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Inland Revenue Duties: Inheritance Tax data is updated monthly, averaging 132.500 GBP mn from May 1975 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 518 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 555.851 GBP mn in May 2017 and a record low of 0.000 GBP mn in Oct 1981. United Kingdom HMRC: Receipts: Inland Revenue Duties: Inheritance Tax data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.F013: HM Revenue and Customs Receipts.

When the heir inside the jurisdiction dies, his heir or agent shall handle the inheritance tax declaration and prepare the receipt statistics form to enable the public to understand the inheritance tax declaration situation.

This table presents the revenues collected by the FPS Finance - Administration générale de la Documentation patrimoniale (AGDP), which are then transferred to the Regions. This table provides a summary of the following regional taxes. These are the regional taxes referred to in the Special Law of 16 January 1989 on the financing of the Communities and Regions. Around 94% of registration fees and all inheritance taxes are collected for the benefit of the Regions. 1 Amounts as at 13 January 2023 (EUR). 2 Since 1 January 2015, the tax department has been taken over by the Flemish Region in respect of regional registration duties and inheritance and transfer duties by death. From 2015, this amount therefore includes only the regional taxes collected by the AGDP and transferred to the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. 3 Registration fee revenue from the Ruling Commission is exceptional in view of the very nature of registration fees and the principle that registration takes place only after payment of fees and possibly fines, as settled by the receiver. Inheritance tax and death transfer receipts from the Advance Ruling Service (ADS) are collected by the FPS Finance. These revenues constitute regional taxes for the three Regions and are transferred to them.