Record £4.4bn paid in inheritance tax to HMRC - how to lower your bill

Stealth inheritance tax rises lead to record £4.4bn take for Treasury

Boost to government’s coffers is in part due to frozen thresholds that have remained in place for years

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Britons are paying more money in inheritance tax (IHT) bills to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) than ever before, according to the latest Government figures.Polling has suggested a sizable proportion of the public want to either see the levy scrapped or the threshold at which estates become liable raised.Between April and September 2025, the Treasury raked in £4.4billion from IHT receipts ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's looming changes to the …

Record £4.4bn paid in inheritance tax to HMRC - how to lower your bill

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'Familiar trend' to IHT liabilities with £100m rise in receipts

The 'fiscal drag' which draws more estates into inheritance tax liabilities is evident in the latest receipts figures published by HM Revenue and Customs.

UK government rakes in record £4.4bn from IHT in six months

The government raked in a record £4.4bn from inheritance tax (IHT) over the past six months as more families than ever were dragged into the net, new figures from the Treasury show. The amount raised from April to September this year is up 2.3%, or £100m, on the same period last year and more than 50% over the past five years. It comes ahead of planned changes to the IHT regime, with pensions due to come within the scope of the hated tax from Ap…

IHT receipts for April-September rise to £4.4bn

Data from HM Revenue and Customs today (21 October) revealed that Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts for April to September 2025 were £4.4bn, which is £100m Data from HM Revenue and Customs today (21 October) revealed that Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts for April to September 2025 were £4.4bn, which is £100m higher than the same period last year, an increase of 2.3%.