How long do inheritance tax forms take to process?

[Chris S]

I am the executor of an estate. I sent in the probate and inheritance tax forms at the same time (the beginning of November). The probate office got back to me about two weeks later and I have now sworn the oath. However, they can't grant probate to me until the inheritance tax forms are processed. Does anybody know how long this normally takes?

 

[Sharky]

My uncle died in January and the will is being sored by a solicitor and we are still waiting 11 months later for all the funds to be sorted.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Does anybody know how long this normally takes?

Errr - a lifetime????

My uncle died in January and the will is being sored by a solicitor and we are still waiting 11 months later for all the funds to be sorted.

yep - they always take an age.

 

[Chris S]

I was actually trying to find out how long the actual IHT400 form takes to process. It can take anything from 2 weeks to over 20:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...il-2018#when-will-I-hear-about-my-form-IHT400

 

[Milkfloat]

It'll be worth the wait by the sound of it, you're very lucky!

Because of a death? Or maybe because they have the fun of being an executor?

 

[Mo1959]

Because of a death? Or maybe because they have the fun of being an executor?

Was thinking that! I will have to go through the same when my sadly declining elderly father passes. Would rather have him than his money!

 

[subaqua]

Was sorted in less than 2 weeks when my mum died last year . Probate similar time. The DWP are being proper awful though.

To get the NatSavings , premium bonds and post office accounts closed and transferred they needed the pass books. And now the DWP want them as mum was overpaid by a few hundred quid as we didn’t know she had the accounts till NS did a search for us.

We got trapped in the IHT loop as couldn’t put a figure till we knew the figure but couldn’t get a money value till we got probate which needed an IHT form completed which needed ....

 

[oldwheels]

If there is a will should be quick but if no will “ how long is a piece of string”. I have sadly had experience of both and with no will took 16 months which the solicitor thought was fairly quick. If no will they have to wait a reasonable period which translates as over 6 months in case claimants come out of the woodwork before anything meaningful can be done. This was under Scottish law. It may be different in England.