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IHT 207 – This form is only used when the deceased had their permanent home abroad and their assets in the UK consisted of cash, or quoted stocks and shares only, the gross value of which was less than £150,000. IHT208 – This is a booklet that will guide you through the IHT 207 application.

Form IHT402 (Claim to transfer unused Nil Rate Band) Form IHT217 above can only be used where 100% of the estate on the first death passed to the surviving spouse/civil partner. Form IHT402 is used when some of the allowance has been used on the first death (e.g. some funds passed to children or other beneficiaries).

Use form IHT217 with form IHT205 (or C5 (2006) in Scotland) to claim a transfer of unused nil rate band if the estate is an excepted estate and the whole of the nil rate band is available to transfer.

For deaths occurring after the 1st January 2022 you will no longer be required to complete an IHT205 or C5 (Scotland) for excepted estates in the UK, an updated PA1 or C1 form will be the only form required to receive a grant of probate or certificate of confirmation.

​If the Gross Value of the Estate is under £1m and the majority of assets are transferring to a surviving spouse or civil partner you can use form IHT205. ​If the Gross Value of the Estate is over £325,000 and no assets are being transferred to a surviving spouse or civil partner you will need to use form IHT400.

You'll need to use the print and post form (IHT205) if the person died on or after 6 April 2011, and on or before 31 December 2021, and the estate is unlikely to pay Inheritance Tax. If the person died on or before 6 April 2011 you'll need to read Inheritance Tax forms and notes for deaths before 6 April 2011.