Inheritance Tax Take Continues to Grow

Inheritance Tax take continues to grow

Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts for the ten months April 2025 to January 2026 reached £7.1 billion - £0.1bn higher than the same period last year - according to the latest official figures from HMRC.

Inheritance tax haul hits another record

The government raked in a record amount of cash from inheritance tax, as receipts for the unpopular levy were boosted by frozen thresholds sucking in a record number of taxpayers and ballooning asset prices. The exchequer collected a total of £7.1bn between April 2025 and January 2026 from the ...

HMRC rakes in £7.1bn in inheritance tax - 'dragged into net without realising'

Families are being dragged into the potential IHT net by the increase in their home's value, an expert says.

Inheritance tax receipts rise to £7.1 billion in ten months

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached £7.1 billion in the first ten months of the 2025/26 tax year, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data released this morning. That is £100 million higher than the same period last year and continues a long-term upward trend in death tax takings. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that IHT will raise £9.1 billion in the current tax year. Combined with measures confirmed in recent Budgets and …

IHT receipts hit £7.1bn as HMRC on track for record year

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts in the UK hit £7.1bn through the first ten months of the 2025-26 financial year – an increase of £130m compared to the same period last year, putting the taxman on track to rake in a record amount from IHT this year. Looking further ahead, IHT receipts are expected to continue to rise with pension assets set to be subject to IHT from April 2027, which is expected to push the IHT take to £14.5bn by 2030-31, marking …

IHT tax receipts increase to £7.1bn in 10 months

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached £7.1 billion from April 2025 to Jan 2026, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data released this morning. That is £100m higher than the same period last year. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that IHT will raise £9.1billion… The post IHT tax receipts increase to £7.1bn in 10 months appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette.