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Dealing with finances after a death: a checklist

Key facts and advice if you're dealing with a deceased person's finances

Dealing with someone's tax affairs after they die

When someone dies it's important to deal with their tax and National Insurance as soon as possible

Financial help for the bereaved

A guide through the different types of financial help that are available to the bereaved

Inheriting private property

All you need to know about the legal and tax aspects of inheriting private property

Paying Inheritance Tax

How and when you have to pay Inheritance Tax

Valuing someone's estate for Inheritance Tax

Assets that must be included when estimating the value of the deceased's estate

Dealing with the deceased's rented home

Guidance if the deceased lived in a rented home

Debts owed to the deceased

How to claim money owed to the deceased

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